Epithemia gibba (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844

Publication Details
Epithemia gibba (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844: 35, pl. 4: fig. 22

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 gibba (Ehrenberg) O.Müller.

Source of Synonymy
Müller, O. (1895). Rhopalodia ein neues Genus der Bacillariaceen. Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 22(1): 54-71, 2 pls.

Basionym
Navicula gibba Ehrenberg

Type Information
Lectotype locality: "Sibirien...bei Orenburg" [Russia]; (Jahn & Kusber 2004: 586) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Jahn & Kusber 2004): "[icon] cell on the upper row on the right hand side on the glued paper (upper row, center) “Navicula gibba, Orenburg 1/12-1/10'''” on drawing sheet No. 560a in BHUPM (see arrow in Fig. 51)."

Origin of Species Name
(Latin), noun (hump); adjective (humped) (Stearn 1983)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 14 May 2025

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Nomenclatural note
Two taxa are currently (November 2021) passing under this name: Rhopalodia gibba (Ehrenberg) O.Müller described as Navicula gibba Ehrenberg 1832 from Russia and Pinnularia gibba sensu Ehrenberg 1843 which is the taxon in Krammer (2000) and Cantonati & al. (2017) which refers to material described by Ehrenberg (1843) from Chile. - (23 November 2021) - M.D. Guiry

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