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| Epithemia F.T. Kutzing 1844, pg. 33 | |
| Generitype | LT: Epithemia turgida (C.G. Ehrenberg) F.T. Kutzing 1844 (= Navicula turgida C.G. Ehrenberg 1831) |
| Designated by | Boyer, C.S.(000946), p. 488 |
| Year Designated | 1927 |
| Nomenclatural status | valid |
| Recent revisions | Sims, 1983 (ref. 005494) |
| Comments | Substitute name for Epithema Bréb. 1838 non Blume 1826. Frustulia picta Kützing 1834 (the type of Epithema Bréb.) is cited as a synonym of Epithemia turgida by Kützing 1844, p. 34. |
| Published in |
Kützing, F.T. 1844 (ref. 595) Die Kieselschaligen. Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. Nordhausen. 152 pp., 30 pls. |