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 1983).
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 21 December 2024
