Melosira distans var. scala (Ehrenberg) Grunow 1882

Publication Details
Melosira distans var. scala (Ehrenberg) Grunow 1882: pl. 86: figs 34, 35

Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1882). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Atlas. pp. pls LXXVIII-CXXXII [78-132 and supplementary pls 22 bis, 82bis, 83bis, 83ter, 95bis], tables genres. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.

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Publication date: April-May

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 scala (Ehrenberg) Ralfs.

Source of Synonymy
Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

Basionym
Gaillonella scala Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: Slovak Republik. Jastrabá: Dichtes Tripel; (Ognjanova-Rumenova et al. 2021: 34) Lectotype: diatomaceous earth; BHUMP, Ehrenberg Coll.; Preparation '440109 d.red' (Ognjanova-Rumenova et al. 2021: 34, fig. 5) Notes: Isolectotypes: slide '2847 no. 2/Ehrenberg' in Coll, Nadja Ognjanova-Rumenova, Inst. Geol., Bulgarian Acad. Sci. (fig. 17); slide HNHM-ALG-D002320 in Pantocsek Coll., Hungarian Nat. Hist. Mus.

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), distant (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 28 February 2019 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 20 April 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025