Melosira undulata var. typica A.Cleve, nom. inval. 1951
Publication details
Melosira undulata var. typica A.Cleve 1951: 20, fig. 10 a, b, nom. inval. (as '[alpha] typica' )
Published in: Cleve-Euler, A. (1951). Die Diatomeen von Schweden und Finnland. [TeilI. I. Centricae]. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, ser. IV 2(1): 1-163, 6 pls.
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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 Melosira undulata (Ehrenberg) Kützing
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), wavy.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Invalid: nominal forma requires autonymic epithet. "24.3. Infraspecific names with final epithets such as genuinus, originalis, originarius, typicus, verus, and veridicus, purporting to indicate the taxon containing the type of the name of the next higher-ranked taxon, are not validly published unless they are autonyms (Art. 26)." - (2 Dec 2016) - M.D. Guiry
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Created: 02 December 2016 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 21 February 2019 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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