Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Epithemia

Kütz. 1844

Epithemia Guide
  • Category
    Epithemioid
  • Class
    Bacillariophyceae
  • Order
    Rhopalodiales
  • Family
    Rhopalodiaceae
  • Type Species
    Epithemia turgida (Ehrenb.) Kütz.

Displaying 10 of 10 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Epithemia sorex Length: 20-33 Width: 7-9 Striae: 12-15
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Epithemia reicheltii Length: 13-41 Width: 5-9 Striae: 14-15
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Epithemia gibberula Length: 26-42 Width: 5-9 Striae: 12-23
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Epithemia musculus Length: 12-60 Width: 10-16 Striae: 14-18
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Epithemia adnata Length: 32-70 Width: 7-9 Striae: 12-14
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Epithemia alpestris Length: 39-77 Width: 10-13 Striae: 10-13
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Epithemia argus Length: 36-84 Width: 8-13 Striae: 10-11
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Epithemia smithii Length: 30-85 Width: 9-13 Striae: 13-15
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Epithemia turgida Length: 45-166 Width: 13-17 Striae: 8-10
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Epithemia gibba Length: 75-205 Width: 8-11 Striae: 12-16

6 Additional Epithemia species

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Spaulding, S. (2010). Epithemia. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 01, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/epithemia?x-craft-preview=409442409a997390693ff24c7010fd6f1c96fb56f8f091fa016a63de9a54aaccecpiqubknd