Melosira
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Category
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ClassCoscinodiscophyceae
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OrderThalassiosirales
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FamilyMelosiraceae
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Type SpeciesMelosira nummuloides Agardh
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund - Dec 2008
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ReviewerSam Rushforth - Jun 2010
Displaying 4 of 4 species
Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
3 Additional Melosira species
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Biodata Reference
Melosira lineata
Biodata Reference
Melosira moniliformis var. octogona
Biodata Reference
Melosira nummuloides
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Index Nominum Algarum
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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Melosira. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 01, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/melosira?x-craft-preview=cab8b13ef68d1e257235fd2491770f51dfe0c9a6c0ad3b95411776e5316d603alxhbyabypv
Centric
Melosira
- Valve wall uniform in structure, little external ornamentation
- Frustules lack costae, septae, and spines
- Frustules may form colonies
Melosira valves have little ornamentation. They lack distinctive features including costae, septae, and spines. Frustules form long colonies linked at the valve face.
Melosira contains a small number of freshwater species. M. varians, one of the most common species of the genus grows in benthic habitats of eutrophic streams and lakes....