Melosira italica var. multistriata R.M.Patrick 1940
Publication Details
Melosira italica var. multistriata R.M.Patrick 1940: 2
Published in: Patrick, R.M. (1940). Some new diatoms from Brazil. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) 59: 1-7.
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 multistriata (R.M.Patrick) Houk, Klee & H.Tanaka.
Type Information
Type locality: "shallow margins of Açude Trapiá" [Brazil]; (Patrick 1940: 2) Holotype: Drouet 1492; ANSP; GC25262A (Patrick 1940: 2) Notes: Type illustrated by Potapova & al. 2007: pl. 2: fig. 21).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024