Melosira distans (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Melosira distans (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844: 54
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
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 Aulacoseira distans (Ehrenberg) Simonsen.
Basionym
Gaillonella distans Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Polirschiefer vo Bilin, Bohemia; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: BHU; slide ECO-0001 (short chain of cells) (Crawford & Likhoshway 1999: 248, fig. 2a) Notes: Isolectotype: BRM Ehr1/37.
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), distant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024