Melosira mediterranea Grunow ex Cleve & Möller, nom. inval. 1878
Publication Details
Melosira mediterranea Grunow ex Cleve & Möller, nom. inval. 1878: no. 154, 155
Published in: Cleve, P.T. & Möller, J.D. (1878). Diatoms. Part III, No. 109-168. . Upsala: Esatas Edquists Boktryckeri.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melosira is Melosira nummuloides C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Skeletonema mediterraneum Brun.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024