Melosira

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Melosira
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Melosira monoliformis
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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]
  • GaillonellaJ.B.M. Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825

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]

Species

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Melosira C.A.Agardh, 1824". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. Baker, A.L. (2012). "An Image-Based Key: Melosira (Bacillariophyceae)". University of New Hampshire. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. Schelske, Claire L.; Carrick, Hunter J.; Aldridge, Frederick J. (December 1995). "Can Wind-Induced Resuspension of Meroplankton Affect Phytoplankton Dynamics?". Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 14 (4): 616–630. doi:10.2307/1467545. ISSN   0887-3593. JSTOR   1467545. S2CID   84669320.