Melosira fausta A.W.F.Schmidt 1892
Publication Details
Melosira fausta A.W.F.Schmidt 1892: pl. 177: fig. 3-10
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1892). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde. Series IV: Heft 45/46 . pp. pls 177-180. Leipzig: O.R. Reisland.
Publication date: Nov 1892
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 Paralia fausta (A.W.F.Schmidt) Sims & Crawford.
Type Information
Type locality: U.S.A.: New Jersey: Atlantic City (Early or early Middle Miocene; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Grove; artesian well, 550' deep; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2019
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024