Melosira excurrens Nygaard 1956
Publication Details
Melosira excurrens Nygaard 1956: 72; pl. I [1]: figs 11, 12; pl. III [3]: figs 1-4
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 excurrens (Nygaard) Simonsen.
Type Information
In lacu Store Gribs Selandiae sept. Daniae;
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
