Melosira moniliformis var. subglobosa (Grunow) Hustedt 1927

Publication Details
Melosira moniliformis var. subglobosa (Grunow) Hustedt 1927: 238

Published in: Hustedt, F. (1927). Fossile Bacillariaceen aus dem Loa-Becken in der Atacama-Wüste, Chile. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 18(2): 224-251, 1 figure, plates 7-9.

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Publication date: 1927

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 Melosira subglobosa (Grunow) Houk, Klee & H.Tanaka.

Basionym
Melosira borreri var. subglobosa Grunow

Type Information
Type locality: Baku, Damm des Vorgebirges Bail, Kaspi-See; (Houk & al. 2017: 17) Lectotypes (designated by Houk & al. 2017: 17): W; slide 2054 (Houk & al. 2017: 17)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 31 January 2006 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 28 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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