Melosira juergensii C.Agardh 1824
Publication Details
Melosira juergensii C.Agardh 1824: 9 (as 'Jurgensii')
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Publication date: probably September 1824
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 Melosira lineata (Dillwyn) C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: in fossis submarinis Insulae Nordeney [Germany]; (Agardh 1824: 9)
Eponomy
Named for Georg Heinrich Bernhard Jürgens (1771-1846).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 20 September 2002 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 28 July 2023
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Nomenclatural notes
Included "Conferva lineata, Jurg. 5. 70" in synonymy but this is a "Sensu" as Conferva lineata was descibed by Dillwyn. - (22 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Corrected from "Jurgensii" to "Juergensii" as the person commerated name was "Jüregens". - (22 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025