Melosira | |
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Melosira monoliformis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | Sar |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
Order: | Melosirales |
Family: | Melosiraceae |
Genus: | Melosira C.A. Agardh, 1824 |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Melosira is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Melosiraceae. [1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, [1] and inhabits both freshwater and marine habitats. [2]
Melosira is considered as meroplankton, as they remain free-floating like planktons for a certain stage in their life cycle. [3]
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Species: [1]