Melosira echinus Frenguelli 1938
Publication Details
Melosira echinus Frenguelli 1938: 312, pl. 1: figs. 43-46 (as 'Melosira (Gaillonella?) echinus')
Published in: Frenguelli, J. (1938). XIII Contribución al conocimiento de las diatomeas Argentinas. Diatomeas del querandinense estuariano del río Matanza en Buenos Aires. Revista del Museo de La Plata, Nueva Serie, Sección Paleontología 1(5): 291-314, 3 figs, 1 pl.
Publication date: 1938
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 Pseudopodosira echinus (Frenguelli) Metzeltin, Lange-Bertalot & García-Rodríguez.
Type Information
Type locality: Argentina: Prov. Buenos Aires; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 October 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 January 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 May 2024