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Melosira


Classification: diatoms -> Coscinodiscanae  -> Melosira
Sister taxa: << < Benetorus, Bergonia, Blochia, Brightwellia, Cestodiscus, Coscinodiscus, Craspedodiscus, Distephanosira, Ellerbeckia, Ethmodiscus, Glorioptychus, Hemidiscus, Hyalodiscus, Hyalopoda, Lepidodiscus, Melosira, Nikolaevia, Paralia, Podosira, Pseudopodosira, Pseudostictodiscus, Rocella, Roperia, Rylandsia, Spumorbis, Stellarima, Stictodiscus, Strangulonema
Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)Granddaughter taxa
Melosira albicans

neptune records: 58

Melosira ambigua

neptune records: 0

Melosira arenaria

neptune records: 0

Melosira dickiei

neptune records: 0

Melosira distans

neptune records: 1

Melosira dubia

neptune records: 0

Melosira goretzkyi

neptune records: 25

Melosira granulata

neptune records: 108
Melosira granulata var. curvata

Melosira hibschii

neptune records: 0

Melosira ignota

neptune records: 0

Melosira praeislandica

neptune records: 0

Melosira sp.

neptune records: 33

Melosira sparsepunctata

neptune records: 0

Melosira undulata

neptune records: 0

Melosira vetustissima

neptune records: 0

Melosira westii

neptune records: 120

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Taxonomy

Citation: Melosira C.A. Agardh, 1824
Taxonomic rank: genus

Occurrence data:

Graphs of recorded diversity (average number of species per sample) of the taxa from the Neptune database. Colour of bars indicates the number of samples in the timebin - solid colour >+50 samples, transparent <50. For more explanation see page on the Neptune database. Parent: Coscinodiscanae 

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References:

Missing or ambiguous references: Agardh 1824;


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Melosira compiled by the mikrotax project team viewed: 18-4-2026

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