Melosira roeseana Rabenhorst 1853
Publication Details
Melosira roeseana Rabenhorst 1853: 13, pl. X [10], supplemente: fig. 5 (as 'Roeseana')
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1853). Die Süsswasser-Diatomaceen (Bacillarien.): für Freunde der Mikroskopie. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-72, 10 plates [I–X]. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.
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 Aerophilia roeseana (Rabenhorst) Danz, Van de Vijver & Kociolek.
Source of Synonymy
Danz, A., Kociolek, J.P., Van de Vijver, B., Kusber, W.-H., Guerrero, J.M., Vouilloud, A.A. & Sala, S.E. (2024). A morphology-based phylogeny of the diatoms formerly assigned to the Orthoseiraceae (Bacillariophyta): phylogenetic relationships, character analysis and classification. European Journal of Phycology 59(3): 290–310, 1 figure, 3 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: "bei Schnepfenthal in Thüringen" [Thuringia, Germany]; (Rabenhorst 1853: 13) Lectotype (desingated by Kochman-Kedziora & al. 2023: 3): BR; BR-4781, slide prepared from Rabenhorst sample 383 (Kochman-Kedziora & al. 2023: 3)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 August 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 September 2024
