Gaillonella Bory, 1825, nom. illeg.
Holotype species: Conferva moniliformis O.F.Müller
Publication details: Bory, 1825: 101
Currently accepted name for the type species: Melosira moniliformis C.Agardh
Original publication and holotype designation: B[ory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M.] (1825). Gaillonelle, Gaillonella Bot. Crypt. (Confervacées). Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle 7: 101-102.
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Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melosira.
Nomenclatural note
Gaillonella Bory de St.-Vincent, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 7: 101. 5 Mar 1825 is an illegitimate name for Lysigonium Link 1820 (both have the same type "Le type du genre est le Conferva moniliformis de Müller (V. Planches de ce Dictionnaire), à laquelle on ne voit pas pourquoi Lyngbye {Tent., p. 274 1, d'après Dillwyn , a donné le nom de lineata."), itself a rejected name for Melosira C.Agardh, nom. cons. Also rendered "Gallionella" which is incorrect as the honouree was François Benjamin Gaillon (1782-1839). - (30 June 2013) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025
