Melosira argus O.Müller 1904
Publication Details
Melosira argus O.Müller 1904: 289, pl. 4: fig. 15
Published in: Müller, O. (1904). VII. Bacillariaceen aus dem Nyassalande und einigen benachbarten gebieten. Zweite Folge, Discoideae-Coscinosdisceae, Discoideae-Eupodisceae. Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. Leipzig 34(2): 255-301, pls III, IV.
Publication date: 22 March 1904
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 argus (O.Müller) Simonsen.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024