Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Phylum Heterokontophyta > Subphylum Bacillariophytina > Class Bacillariophyceae > Subclass Coscinodiscophycidae > Superorder Coscinodiscanae > Order Melosirales > Family Melosiraceae > Genus Melosira > Species Melosira arenaria

Melosira arenaria Moore ex Ralfs, 1843 var. arenaria

Rank: Variety
Taxon Status: unaccepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Melosira*	C.A. Agardh, 1824	accepted genus name
*Gaillionella*	Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826	synonym
*Gaillonella*	J.B.M. Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825	synonym
*Gallionella*		synonym

Variety group names

*Ellerbeckia arenaria*	(Moore ex Ralfs) R.M.Crawford, 1988	synonym

Literature

original description	Ralfs, J. (1843). On the British Diatomaceae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 12: 346-352, pl. 9.
basis of record	Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19.

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Citation

Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2025). DiatomBase. Melosira arenaria var. arenaria Moore ex Ralfs, 1843. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:976131

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2017-03-09 by John Patrick Kociolek

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