Melosira laevis var. fuegiana Frenguelli 1924

Publication Details
Melosira laevis var. fuegiana Frenguelli 1924: 49, pl. XIII [13]: figs 1–9

Published in: Frenguelli, J. (1924). Resultados de la Primera Expedición a Tierra del Fuego (1921). Diatomeas de Tierra de Fuego (Conclusión). Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina 98: 5-63, + 13 plates [I-XIII].

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Publication date: "Segundo semestre de 1924"

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 fuegiana (Frenguelli) Casa, López Bedogni & Van de Vijver.

Source of Synonymy
Casa, V., López Bedogni, G. & Van de Vijver, B. (2017). A new Aulacoseira species (Bacillariophyta) from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) and comparison with the type material of Melosira laevis var. fuegiana Frenguelli. Diatom Research 32(4): 409-416, 36 figures, 1 table.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 06 June 2025

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