Melosira valida (Grunow) F.Meister 1912
Publication Details
Melosira valida (Grunow) F.Meister 1912: 42
Published in: Meister, F. (1912). Die Kieselalgen der Schweiz. Beitrage zur Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz. Matériaux pour la flore cryptogamique suisse. Vol. IV, fasc. 1. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-254, 48 pls. Bern: Druck und Verlag von K.J. Wyss.
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 valida (Grunow) Krammer.
Source of Synonymy
Krammer, K. (1991). Morphology and taxonomy of some taxa in the genus Aulacoseira Thwaites (Bacillariophyceae). I. Aulacoseira distans and similar taxa. Nova Hedwigia 52(1/2): 89-112, pls I-X.
Basionym
Melosira crenulata var. valida Grunow
Type Information
Type locality: Lac de Gerardmer [France: Vosges]; (Van Heurck 1882: pl. LXXXVIII [88]: fig. 8) Lectotype (designated by whom?): W; Grunow coll. slide 2827a (Houk, Klee & Passauer 2007: 71, figs 104-120)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025