Melosira polymorpha var. pfaffiana (Reinsch) Bethge 1925
Publication Details
Melosira polymorpha var. pfaffiana (Reinsch) Bethge 1925: 41, pl. 2: fig. 35a-d
Published in: Bethge, H. (1925). Melosira und ihre Planktonbegleiter. Pflanzenforschung 3: 1-80, 3pl.
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 pfaffiana (Reinsch) Krammer.
Source of Synonymy
Krammer, K. (1991). Morphology and taxonomy of some taxa in the genus Aulacoseira Thwaites (Bacillariophyceae). I. Aulacoseira distans and similar taxa. Nova Hedwigia 52(1/2): 89-112, pls I-X.
Basionym
Melosira pfaffiana Reinsch
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 February 2019 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 19 January 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 January 2025
