Epithemia zebra var. saxonica (Kützing) Grunow 1862
Publication Details
Epithemia zebra var. saxonica (Kützing) Grunow 1862: 328, pl. 3: fig. 6
Published in: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Erste Folge. Epithemieae, Meridioneae, Diatomeae, Entopyleae, Surirelleae, Amphipleureae. Zweite Folge. Familie Nitschiaea. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Epithemia saxonica Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kociolek, J.P., Williams, D.M., Hamsher, S., Miller, S. & Li, J. (2024). Studies on type material from Kützing's diatom collection. VIII. Species assigned to the genera Epithemia Brébisson ex Kützing and Rhopalodia O. Müller. Diatom Research 39: [1-28], 119 figures.
Basionym
Epithemia saxonica Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Germany (between Halle and Leipzig); Italy; (INA 1996) Lectotype: 'an Lemna trisulea bei Bruckforf und Dieskau'; BM; 17808 (Kociolek & al. 2024: [16], fig. 68) Notes: Meneghini (Italian record).
Origin of Species Name
Noun, Abyssinian name for a striped horse of Africa (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 November 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 December 2024
