Melosira polymorpha var. pfaffiana (Reinsch) Bethge 1925
Publication Details
Melosira polymorpha var. pfaffiana (Reinsch) Bethge 1925: 41, pl. 2: fig. 35a-d
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 pfaffiana (Reinsch) Krammer.
Basionym
Melosira pfaffiana Reinsch
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 February 2019 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 19 January 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
