Melosira italica (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844

Publication Details
Melosira italica (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844: 55, pl. 2: fig. 6

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.

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Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844

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 italica (Ehrenberg) Simonsen.

Source of Synonymy
Simonsen, R. (1979). The diatom system: ideas on phylogeny. Bacillaria 2: 9-71, 3 figs, 3 appendices.

Basionym
Gaillonella italica Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: "... aus dem Bergmehl von Santafiora..." [Diatomaceous earth from Santa Fiora, Tuscany, Italy]; (Ehrenberg 1838: 171) Lectotype (designated by Crawford & al. 2003): Klaproth; BHUPM; Ehrenberg-Collection 290706 (Crawford, Likhoshway & Jahn 2003)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 April 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024

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