Melosira moniliformis C.Agardh 1824
Publication Details
Melosira moniliformis C.Agardh 1824: 8
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication 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 inflexa (Roth) Guiry.
Type Information
Type locality: Coast of Seland, Skåne, Sweden.; (Houk & al. 2017: 18) Neotype (designated bhy Crawford 1977: 283): LD; herb. alg. Agardh (slide from packet 4431) (Crawford 1977: 283)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 May 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Conferva moniliformis O.F.Müller 1783, the supposed basionym, is illegitimate; not Conferva moniliformis Withering, 1776; treated as a new name. The citation "Melosira moniliformis (O.F.Müller) C.Agardh" is incorrect. - (01 July 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
