Melosira italica var. alpigena (Grunow) A.Cleve 1934
Publication Details
Melosira italica var. alpigena (Grunow) A.Cleve 1934: 10
Published in: Cleve-Euler, A. (1934). The diatoms of Finnish Lapland. Societas Scientiarum Fennica. Commentationes Biologicae 4(14): 1-154, map, 6 pls (163 figs).
Request PDFType 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 alpigena (Grunow) 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 distans var. alpigena Grunow
Type Information
Type locality: Norway; (INA 1996) Lectotype: W; Grunow slide 1924 (Krammer 1991: 93)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
