Epithemia ventricosa var. gibbosa Schaarschmidt 1881
Publication Details
Epithemia ventricosa var. gibbosa Schaarschmidt 1881: 19, no fig.
Published in: Schaarschmidt, J. [=G.] (1881). Specimen phycologiae aequatoriensis. Magyar Novenytani Lapok [Magyar növénytani lapok] 5(50): 17-24.
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 ventricosa var. gibbosa (Schaarschmidt) O.Müller.
Type Information
Ecuador: near Tocunga;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen, especially on one side (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 October 2016
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024