Melosira crotonensis (Bailey) Wolle, nom. inval. 1890
Publication Details
Melosira crotonensis (Bailey) Wolle, nom. inval. 1890: expl. pl. LVII, fig. 6 (as 'Melosira crotonensis, Bail. = crenulata Kg.')
Published in: Wolle, F. (1890). Diatomaceae of North America, illustrated with twenty-three hundred figures from the author's drawings on one hundred and twelve plates. pp. [i]-xiii, [15]-47, [errata], 112 pls. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Comenius Press.
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 Gaillonella crotonensis Bailey.
Basionym
Gaillonella crotonensis Bailey
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 April 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
