Melosira lyrata f. tenuiores Grunow 1882

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Bacillariophyta
Subphylum Coscinodiscophytina
Class Coscinodiscophyceae
Subclass Melosirophycidae
Order Melosirales
Family Melosiraceae
Genus Melosira

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Publication details
Melosira lyrata f. tenuiores Grunow in Van Heurck 1882: pl. LXXXVII: figs 4, 5

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melosira is Melosira nummuloides C.Agardh.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type information
Type locality: Fraance: Vosges: Gerardmer (Index Nominum Algarum). Type (fide K.Krammer, 1991: 96): Petit; W Grunow slide 2827a (Index Nominum Algarum

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), lyrate.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Taxonomic notes
According to Houk et al. (2007: 71), M. lirata formae tenuiores in Van Heurck 1885 is the basionym of Aulacoseira lacustris forma tenuior. - (12 Nov 2015) - Wendy Guiry

General environment
No habitat entry has yet been made for this entity.

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Source of current name
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum, University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/INA.html. Updated continuously. ..

Key references
Houk, V., Klee, R. & Passauer, U. (2007). Observations on taxa of Melosira sensu lato among the slides from the Grunow diatom collection in Vienna (Austria). Part 1. Diatom Research 22(1): 57-80.

Krammer, K. (1991). Morphology and taxonomy of some taxa in the genus Aulacoseira Thwaites (Bacillariophyceae). I. Aulacoseira distans and similar taxa. Nova Hedwigia 52(1/2): 89-112, pls I-X.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 12 November 2015 by G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 September 2021.