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| Epithema A. de Brebisson 1838, pg. 16 | |
| Generitype | LT: Epithema picta (Kutzing) Brebisson 1838 (= Frustulia picta Kutzing) |
| Designated by | Round, Crawford & Mann (1990) (ref. 0003245), p. 689 |
| Year Designated | 1990 |
| Nomenclatural status | valid/illegitimate |
| Recent revisions | |
| Comments | Introduced p. 16 as Epithema Nob., followed by a description in French, followed by list of 3 species: 1. E. pictum Nob. Frustulia picta Kütz., 2. E. adnatum Nob., Frustulia adnata Kütz., 3. E. scutulum Nob. No type originally designated. Later homonym of Epithema Blume 1826. Synonym (substitute name): Epithemia Kützing 1844. |
| Published in |
Brébisson, A. de. 1838 (ref. 161) Considérations sur les Diatomées et essai d'une classification des genres et des espèces appartenant à cette famille. Brée l'Ainé Imprimeur-Libraire, Falaise. 22 pp. |