Epithemia musculus Kützing 1844

Current name: Rhopalodia musculus (Kützing) O.Müller
400x _Lenght: 65, 45 µm - 11 September 2011. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)

Publication Details
Epithemia musculus Kützing 1844: 33, pl. 30: fig. 6

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.

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Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Epithemia is Epithemia turgida (Ehrenberg) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhopalodia musculus (Kützing) O.Müller.

Source of Synonymy
Müller, O. (1899). Bacillariaceen aus den Natronthälern von El Kab (Ober-Aegypten). Hedwigia 38: 274-288.

Type Information
Type locality: 'im Brackwasser des baltischen Meeres bei Flensburg, an Lyngbya'; (Kociolek & al. 2024: 171) Lectotype: Kützing 22 [Ostsee, Flensburg], now in BR: [BM] (now in BR); [17792] (Kociolek & al. 2024: 171) Notes: Germany: Baltic near Flensberg (INA). ["Isotypus": Ostsee, Flensburg, Kützing Materialen 22, Coll. Van Heurck Antwerpen IX-63-C16 fide Lange-Bertalot & Krammer, Biblioth. Diat. 15: 81. 1987] (INA). Biasoletto, isolectotype, HVH IX-63-C16

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), small mouse; (anatomy) muscle.

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 February 2025

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025