Melosira granulata var. islandica (O.Müller) H.Okuno 1958

Publication Details
Melosira granulata var. islandica (O.Müller) H.Okuno 1958: 194

Published in: Okuno, H. (1958). Diatomaceous earth in Setana-cho, Hokkaido. II. Journal of Japanese Botany 33: 193-198.

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 islandica (O.Müller) Simonsen.

Basionym
Melosira islandica O.Müller

Type Information
Type locality: Lake Thingvallavatn (Southern Iceland); (Ulotseva & Likhoshway 2007: 211) Type: C; permanent slides (Ulotseva & Likhoshway 2007: 211, fig. 1) Notes: Collected on December 14, 1902, January 23, 1903 and March 31, 1903.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), granulate (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 July 2013

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 July 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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