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Melosira

Agardh 1824

Melosira Guide
  • Category
    Centric
  • Class
    Coscinodiscophyceae
  • Order
    Thalassiosirales
  • Family
    Melosiraceae
  • Type Species
    Melosira nummuloides Agardh

Displaying 4 of 4 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Melosira dickiei Diameter: 9-20 Striae: 0-0
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Melosira varians Diameter: 6-30 Striae: 0-0
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Melosira normannii Diameter: 33-62 Striae: 0-0
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Melosira undulata Diameter: 30-81 Striae: 12-16

3 Additional Melosira species

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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Melosira. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/melosira

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