Melosira polymorpha subsp. granulata (Ehrenberg) H.Bethge 1925

Aulacoseira granulata (Ehrenberg) Simonsen

Current name: Aulacoseira granulata (Ehrenberg) Simonsen
Kingston, Washington, USA; Carpenter Lake, 1000x, DIC - 19 June 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Melosira polymorpha subsp. granulata (Ehrenberg) H.Bethge 1925: 30

Published in: Bethge, H. (1925). Melosira und ihre Planktonbegleiter. Pflanzenforschung 3: 1-80, 3pl.

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 Aulacoseira granulata (Ehrenberg) Simonsen.

Basionym
Gaillonella granulata Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: Brazil ? Newfoundland; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 August 2017

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Loading synonyms...
Loading notes...
Loading common names...
Loading distribution...
Loading references...
Loading bibliographical references...
Loading culture providers...

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=112685

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
Currently in AlgaeBase: