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Melosira

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Melosira is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Melosiraceae.

Species

メロシーラ属

GENUS

  1. KingdomChromista
  2. PhylumOchrophyta
  3. ClassBacillariophyceae
  4. OrderMelosirales
  5. FamilyMelosiraceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
583
With media
184
Family
Melosiraceae
Collections
MICH, US
Recorded in
Germany, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Melosiraceae
Image
Mikrofoto.de-Melosira monoliformis 3.jpg
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Commons category
Melosira
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Melosira
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Encyclopedic overview

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Melosira is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Melosiraceae.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, and inhabits both freshwater and marine habitats.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melosira” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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