Melosira distans var. solida (Eulenstein) F.W.Mills 1934

Publication Details
Melosira distans var. solida (Eulenstein) F.W.Mills 1934: 927

Published in: Mills, F.W. (1934). An index to the genera and species of the Diatomaceae and their synonyms. 1816-1932. Part 13 (Me-Na). pp. 921-1000. London: Wheldon & Wesley, Limited.

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 solida (Eulenstein) Krammer.

Source of Synonymy
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.

Basionym
Melosira solida Eulenstein

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), distant (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 18 February 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 12 March 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025

 
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