Melosira roeseana var. epidendron (Ehrenberg) Grunow 1882
Publication Details
Melosira roeseana var. epidendron (Ehrenberg) Grunow 1882: expl. pl. LXXXIX [89]: figs 17, 18
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1882). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Atlas. pp. pls LXXVIII-CXXXII [78-132 and supplementary pls 22 bis, 82bis, 83bis, 83ter, 95bis], tables genres. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
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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 Orthoseira epidendron (Ehrenberg) H.Kobayasi.
Basionym
Stephanosira epidendron Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Venezuela on Lomaria lineata [a fern]; (Ehrenberg 1848: 96) Lectotype (desingated by Houck & al. 2017: 32): B; Stripe 190201, Case 19, Box 2B (Houk & al. 2017: 32)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
