Melosira distans var. nivaloides K.E.Camburn 1986
Publication Details
Melosira distans var. nivaloides K.E.Camburn 1986: 22, pl. 2: figs 18-23
Published in: Camburn, K.E. & Kingston, J.C. (1986). The genus Melosira from soft-water lakes with special reference to northern Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. In: Diatoms and Lake Acidity. (Smol, J.P., Battarbee, R.W., Davis, R.B. & Meriläinen, J. Eds), pp. 17-34. Dordrecht: Dr. W. Junk Publishers.
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 nivaloides (K.E.Camburn) J.English & M.Potapova.
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Oneida Co.: Dorothy Lake (45 49 04N, 89 34 57 W); (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: 22.vi.1963; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), distant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 January 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 22 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024