Melosira sculpta (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Melosira sculpta (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1849: 31
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 Pseudoaulacosira sculpta (Ehrenberg) Usoltseva & Houk.
Basionym
Gaillonella sculpta Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: near Columbia River, Oregon, U.S.A. (Miocene); (Usoltseva & Houk 2016: 47) Lectotype: brackish deposits; BHU (Case 24 Book 9A of the Ehrenberg Collection) ; first mica, orange circle in the strip 240909 (Usoltseva & Houk 2016: 47) Notes: Replaces invalid typification by Tuji, 2009: 15 (Usoltseva & Houk, 2016: 47).
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024