Melosira pulchella Hustedt 1952
Current name:
Melosira pulchella Hustedt
Epiphyte. Collected by Chris Johnson, South Uist - 06 August 2020. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Melosira pulchella Hustedt 1952: 372, figs 13-15
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1952). Neue und wenig bekannte Diatomeen. IV. Botaniska Notiser 4: 366-410.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melosira is Melosira nummuloides C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Sumba [Indonesia]; (Simonsen 1987: 380) Lectotype (designated by Simonsen 1987: 380): BRM; 287/28b. Sumba. c (Simonsen 1987: 380)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful and little (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
