Melosira granulata var. typica A.Cleve, nom. inval. 1951
Publication Details
Melosira granulata var. typica A.Cleve, nom. inval. 1951: 25
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.
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 granulata (Ehrenberg) Ralfs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), granulate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 February 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Infraspecific names with final epithets such as genuinus, originalis, originarius, typicus, verus, and veridicus, or with the prefix eu-, when purporting to indicate the taxon containing the type of the name of the next higher-ranked taxon, are not validly published unless they have the same final epithet as the name of the corresponding higher-ranked taxon (see Art. 26.2, Rec. 26A.1, and 26A.3). - (21 February 2019) - M.D. Guiry
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025