Melosira spinifera Hustedt 1927
Publication Details
Melosira spinifera Hustedt 1927: 243, pl. 7: figs. 21-22
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1927). Fossile Bacillariaceen aus dem Loa-Becken in der Atacama-Wüste, Chile. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 18(2): 224-251, 1 figure, plates 7-9.
Request PDFPublication date: 1927
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: Atacama desert, Chile; (Hustedt 1927: 243) Lectotype (designated by whom?): BR; Hustedt Slide 234/7 (Houk & al. 2017: 23)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spine-bearing (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 February 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
