Melosira arenaria D.Moore ex Ralfs 1843

Ellerbeckia arenaria (D.Moore ex Ralfs) Dorofeyuk & Kulikovskiy

Current name: Ellerbeckia arenaria (D.Moore ex Ralfs) Dorofeyuk & Kulikovskiy
Girdle views, live. Black Mountains South Wales. Collected by Gareth Farr and Jonathan Graham - 16 January 2015. C.F. Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com

Publication Details
Melosira arenaria D.Moore ex Ralfs 1843: 349, pl. 9: fig. 4

Published in: Ralfs, J. (1843). On the British Diatomaceae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12: 346-352, 1 pl. [pl. 9].

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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 Ellerbeckia arenaria (D.Moore ex Ralfs) Dorofeyuk & Kulikovskiy.

Type Information
Type locality: wet bank nr. Larne, Co. Antrim, Ireland; (Ralfs 1843: 349) Lectotype (designated by Crawford 1988: 414): David Moore; BM ; slide 81496 (Crawford 1988: 414, figs 21, 22, 29, 53-56)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), in sandy places.

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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