Rhopalodia operculata (C.Agardh) Håkanasson 1979
Publication Details
Rhopalodia operculata (C.Agardh) Håkanasson 1979: 166
Published in: Håkansson, H. (1979). Examination of diatom type material of C. A. Agardh. In: Simonsen, R. (ed.), Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Recent and Fossil Diatoms, Antwerp, September 3-8, 1978. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 64: 163-168.
Type 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 Epithemia operculata (C.Agardh) Ruck & Nakov.
Source of Synonymy
Ruck, E.C., Nakov, T., Alverson, A.J. & Theriot, E.C. (2016). Nomenclatural transfers associated with the phylogenetic reclassification of the Surirellales and Rhopalodiales. Notulae Algarum 10: 1-4.
Basionym
Frustulia operculata C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Carlsbad, ad rupes..."; (Agardh 1827: 627)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 October 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
