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Epithemia spp.

Epithemia spp.

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Profile: Periphytic, commonly epiphytes on filamentous algae. Some species (E. argus var. alpestrus, E. intermedia) oligohalobus. Some species ( E.reicheltii) alkalibiontic. Size ranges from E. sorex (from 20x6) to E. turgida (to 200x20).
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13 Great Lakes Species (including alternative names and named varieties): E. adnata, E. adnata var. minor, E. adnata var. porcellus, E. adnata var. proboscidea, E. adnata var. saxonica, E. alpestris, E. andrewsii (E. emarginata), E. argus, E. argus var. alpestris, E. argus var. amphicephala (E. argus var. alpestris), E. argus var. longicornis, E. emarginata, E. frickei, E. hyndmanni, E. intermedia (E. frickei), E. muelleri, E. ocellata, E. reicheltii, E. smithii, E. sorex, E. turgida (Cystopleura turgida), E. turgida var. granulata, E. turgida var. plicata, E. turgida var. westermannii, E. turgida var. zebrina,E. zebra (E. adnata), E. zebra var. porcellus (E. adnata var. porcellus), E. zebra var. saxonica (E. adnata var. saxonica)

Alternative Name Preferred: E. gibba (Rhopalodia gibba), E. gibba var. parallela (Rhopalodia parallela), E. gibba var. ventricosa (Rhopalodia gibba var. ventricosa), E. gibberula (Rhopalodia gibberula), E. ventricosa (Rhopalodia gibba var. ventricosa)

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