Melosira nummuloides (Dillwyn) Greville, nom. illeg. 1833
Publication Details
Melosira nummuloides (Dillwyn) Greville, nom. illeg. 1833: 401
Published in: Greville, [R.K.] (1833). Div. IV. Diatomaceae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 401-415. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
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 discigera C.Agardh.
Basionym
Conferva nummuloides Dillwyn
Type Information
Type locality: River Lea at Walthamstow, England. Leg. Dillwyn (iii.1802); (Dillwyn 1809: 45)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 January 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024