Rhopalodia gibberula var. rupestris (W.Smith) O.Müller 1899
Current name:
Rhopalodia rupestris (W.Smith) Krammer
1000x __Dim. 13 x 64 µm - 23 August 2011. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Rhopalodia gibberula var. rupestris (W.Smith) O.Müller 1899: 286, pl. 10: figs 18, 19; pl. 11: fig. 15
Published in: Müller, O. (1899). Bacillariaceen aus den Natronthälern von El Kab (Ober-Aegypten). Hedwigia 38: 274-288.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhopalodia is Rhopalodia gibba (Ehrenberg) O.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhopalodia rupestris (W.Smith) Krammer.
Basionym
Epithemia rupestris W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Backsbottom near Lancaster, Mr. G. Smith, April 1851. Plumpton, Sussex, April 1852, W.. Sm. Aberdeenshire, Dr. Dickie. Killicrankie, Mr. P. Grant. Raasay Earth." [Britain]; (Smith 1853: 14)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 February 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
