Melosira polymorpha var. biseriata (Grunow) Bethge 1925
Publication Details
Melosira polymorpha var. biseriata (Grunow) Bethge 1925: expl. pl. II [2]: fig. 33 (as 'subsp. distans var. biseriata')
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 biseriata (Grunow) Houk, Klee & H.Tanaka.
Basionym
Melosira lirata var. biseriata Grunow
Type Information
Finland: Pudasjärvi;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 20 September 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 31 May 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024