Melosira polymorpha subsp. distans (Ehrenberg) H.Bethge 1925
Publication Details
Melosira polymorpha subsp. distans (Ehrenberg) H.Bethge 1925: 39,pl.2,fig.27
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 distans (Ehrenberg) Simonsen.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 October 2008
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
