Melosira longispina Hustedt 1942
Publication Details
Melosira longispina Hustedt 1942: 388, pl. 115: fig. 469 a
Published in: Huber-Pestalozzi, G. (1942). Das Phytoplankton des Süßwassers Systematik und Biologie 2. Teil 2. Hälfte Diatomeen Unter Mitwirkung von Dr. Friedr. Hustedt Bremen. In: Die Binnengewässer Einzeldarsstellungen aus der Limnologie und ihren Nachbargebieten. Unter Mitwirkung von Fachgenossen herausgegeben von Dr. August Thienemann. (Thienemann, A. Eds), pp. 367-549. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchandlung.
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 longispina (Hustedt) Simonsen.
Type Information
Type locality: Chuzenji Ko, Japan [Lake Chuzenji, Nikko National Park in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan]; (Huber-Pestalozzi 1942: 388) Holotype: BRM; Hustedt slide A2/21 (Houk & al. 2017: 44)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 May 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024