Orthoseira tropica (Krasske) Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007
Publication Details
Orthoseira tropica (Krasske) Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 186, no figs
Published in: Metzeltin, D. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (2007). Tropical diatoms of South America II. Special remarks on biogeography disjunction. Iconographia Diatomologica 18: 1-877, incl. 296 pl.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Orthoseira is Melosira americana Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Melosira roeseana var. tropica Krasske
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil (S. Paulo); Perú (Andes); Philippines; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype (fide Lange-Bertalot et al. 1996: 94): Coll. Krasske; D IV 160 (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 November 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 August 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 May 2024
