Melosira tenella Nygaard 1956
Publication Details
Melosira tenella Nygaard 1956: 76, pl. 1: figs 12-15, pl. 2: figs 1-12
Published in: Nygaard, G. (1956). Ancient and Recent flora of diatoms and Chrysophyceae in Lake Gribsø. In: Kaj Berg and Ib Clemens Petersen (Eds.), Studies on the humic, acid Lake Gribsø. Folia Limnologica Scandinavica 8: 32-94, 12 pls.
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 tenella (Nygaard) Simonsen.
Source of Synonymy
Simonsen, R. (1979). The diatom system: ideas on phylogeny. Bacillaria 2: 9-71, 3 figs, 3 appendices.
Type Information
Type locality: subfossilis in lacu store Gribsø Selandiae sept. Daniae; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), delicate (Stearn 1983).
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 January 2025
