Epithemia clavata Dickie 1879
Publication Details
Epithemia clavata Dickie 1879: 282, text-fig. (1)
Published in: Dickie, G. (1879). Note on algae from Lake Nyassa, E. Africa. J. Lin. Soc. Lon. Bot. 17: 281-283.
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 clavata (Dickie) O.Müller.
Type Information
Type locality: Lake Nyassa; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Dr. Laws; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clavate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 March 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024