Eunotia argus Ehrenberg 1843
Current name:
Epithemia argus (Ehrenberg) Kützing
Collected by Gareth Farr, wet rocks, Wales - 27 July 2019. C.F.Carter(chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Eunotia argus Ehrenberg 1843: 413, pl. 2: fig. 33, pl. 3: fig. 7
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd- und Nord-Amerika. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 291-445 + [1, Berichtigungen], + 4 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Eunotia is Eunotia arcus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Epithemia argus (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
