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Melosira

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3193964	https://www.gbif.org/species/3193964
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	71289	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=71289

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Melosirales : Melosiraceae : Melosira

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Bacillariophyta : Melosira

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukarya	Chatton 1925
-	Protoctista
phylum	Bacillariophyta	Engler and Gilg 1924
genus	Melosira	C.A.Agardh 1824

Scientific Name

Melosira C.A.Agardh, 1824

Name Published In

Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema Algarum. Adumbravit C.A. Agardh. Lundae Literis Berlingianis. Lundae, xxxvii, 312 pp.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Melosira	genus	belongs to Melosiroideae	stated without evidence	Andrews, 1976
Melosira	genus	belongs to Bacillariophyta	stated without evidence	Abbott and Ernissee, 1983
Melosira	genus	belongs to Melosiraceae	implied	Cervato, 2005

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Primary Reference (PBDB)

C. Cervato. 2005. personal opinion.

Common Name(s)

メロシーラ

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Gaillonella ampla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella apiculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella asperula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella aurichalcea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella biseriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella boreri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella californica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella calligera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella campylosira species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella capsularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella carinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella circularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella coarctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella comoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella corneola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella coronata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella costata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella crenata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella crenulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella crotonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella cuneata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella curvata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella decussata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella digitus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella discoplea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella distans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella ferruginea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella gallica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella gemmata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella gibba species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella glomerata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella halophila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella horologium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella hyperborea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella irregularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella juergensii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella laevis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella laminaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella lineolata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella lirata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella marchica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella marylandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella mesodon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella moniliformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella nilotica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella novaehollandiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella nummuloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella oculus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella operculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella orichalcea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella patina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella pileata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella plana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella plicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella procera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella punctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella punctigera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella scala species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella sideropous species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella sol species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella sphaerophora species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella spiralis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella stellata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella subflexilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella subtilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella sulcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella taeniata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella tenerrima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella tenuis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella tincta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella tornata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella trachealis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella tympanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella umbellata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella umbonata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella undata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella undulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella vaginata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella varians species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella vermicularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gaillonella virginica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira accinctus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira aculeifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira adeliae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira aequalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira africana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira agria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira akkavaarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira albicans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira alphabetica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira alternans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira americana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira anastomosans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira angustissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira annularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira anormal species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira antarctica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira architecturalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira arctica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira arcuata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira arenosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira areolata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira argus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira arundinacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira astridae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira atlymica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira aueri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira bacillosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira baicalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira baikalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira bellicosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira biharensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira bituminosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira biwae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira bongrainii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira borreri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira bottnica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira boulayana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira brandinii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira bruni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira caliginosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira campaniensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira camusi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira canalifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira caputmedusae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira carconensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira caspica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira cataractarum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira catenata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira charcotii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira cincta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira circulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira clavigera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira clypeus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira complexa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	13.8 Ma Miocene
Melosira concinna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira constricta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira cornuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira coronaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira coronata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira costata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira crassa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira crenulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira crenulatata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira cretacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira cribrosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira cristata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira crucicula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira crucipunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira csakyana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira cucullata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira curvatula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira cycola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dactylus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira davidsonii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira deblockii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira decipiens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dendrophila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dendroteres species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira densserrae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dentata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira denticulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dewildemanii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dickiei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira discigera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dispersa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira distans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dougetii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dozyana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dubia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira duplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira dura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira echinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira echinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira elegans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira excentrica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira excurrens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira exspectata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira fausta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira fennoscandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira ferox species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira forolivensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira fragilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira frigida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira fungiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira gardneri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira garganica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira gelida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira geometrica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira gessneri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira globifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira glomus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira godfroyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira goetzeana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira goretzkyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira gothica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira gowenii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira grandis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira granulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira granulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira grovei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira guillauminii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira haradaae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira helvetica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira heribaudii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira herzogii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hetrurica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira heufleri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hibschii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hispanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hispida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hokkaidoana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hormoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hummi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hunanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hungarica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hustedti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hyalina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hyalinula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira hyperborea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira ignota species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira ikapoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira imperfecta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira incertum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira incompta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira incorrupta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira indica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira inflexa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira inordinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira interrupta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira irregularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira islandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira italica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira japonica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira jenyssejana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira jilinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira johnesii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira juergensii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira juergensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira jurgensii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira jutlandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira kamtschatica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira karelica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira karsteni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira kochii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira kondeensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira labuensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira lacustris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira laevissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira lauterbornii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira lentigera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira lineata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira lineolata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira lirata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira loczyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira lolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira longispina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira lucida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira lyrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira madagascariensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira magnusii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira major species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira mareei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira margarita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira marginata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira mauryana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira mbasiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira mediterranea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira medusa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira melinitica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira mexicana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira micropunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira mikkelsenii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira miniliformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira minima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira minuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira minutula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira miocaenica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira mirabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira moisseevae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira moniliformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira monospina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira montagnei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira mucosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira muelleri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira muscigena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira mutabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira muzzanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira naegeli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira natans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira neocaledonica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira neogena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira neosphaerica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira neostriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira nivalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira nobilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira normannii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira nuda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira nummuloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira nummulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira numulina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira nyassensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira nygaardii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira oamaruensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira ochracea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira octogona species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira oculuschamaeleontis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira oestrupi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira omma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira orbifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira orichalcea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira ornata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira ostrupi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira ostrupii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira papilio species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira papillifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira patera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira paucipunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira pella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira pensacolae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira peragalloii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira perglabra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira perpusilla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira pethoei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira pfaffiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira polaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira polymopha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira ponderosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira pontificalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira prae-angustissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira praeclara species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira praedistans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira praegranulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira praeislandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira praetermissa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira prichalcea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira pseudoamericana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira pseudogranulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira pulchella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira punctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira puncticulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira punctissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira punctulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira pusilla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira pyxis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira radiato-sinuata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira recedens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira rieufii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira robusta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira roeseana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira rostratis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira royatensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira salina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira samoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira saratoviana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira sarmatica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira saturnalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira scabrosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira scalaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira schawoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira schroederi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira scopos species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira selecta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira semilaevis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira separanda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira setosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira siberica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira similis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira simplex species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira sinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira sol species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira solida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira solitoria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira sparsepunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira spec species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira sphaerica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira spinifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira spinosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira spinuligera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira spinulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira steffanssoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira strangulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira striata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira subflexilia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira subflexilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira subhyalina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira subornata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira subsalsa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira subsetosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira subtilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira sulcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tahitiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tcherniae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tcherniai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira temperei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tenella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tenuis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tenuissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira teres species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira thermalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira thompsonii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira thrypsia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira thumii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira timensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira transitus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira transylvanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira triannula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tricostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira trimorpha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tropica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira truncata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tuantianensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tuberculosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira tubulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira turgida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira undulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira vangeliana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira vanheurckii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira varennarum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira variabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira varians species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira variante species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira variata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira vetustissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira vilida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira vitrea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira westii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	13.8 Ma Miocene
Melosira wildemannii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira wrightii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira yangbajingensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira youngi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira zachariasi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melosira zeileri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Gaillonella J.B.M.Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Melosirales : Melosiraceae : *Gaillonella*
Gaillionella Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Melosirales : Melosiraceae : *Gaillionella*
Gallionella Kütz. (Bory)	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Melosirales : Melosiraceae : *Gallionella*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1824	Melosira Agardh
1976	Melosira Andrews p. 8
1983	Melosira Abbott and Ernissee p. 301
2005	Melosira Cervato

References

Cervato C. (2005) personal opinion.

Andrews G. (1976) Miocene marine diatoms from the Choptank Formation, Calvert County, Maryland, Professional Paper

Abbott W. H., Ernissee J. J. (1983) Biostratigraphy and paleoecology of a diatomaceous clay unit in the Miocene Pungo River Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53, 287-353

Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19. - via World Register of Marine Species

Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 66(3): 531-610. - via World Register of Marine Species

Round, F.E.; Crawford, R.M.; Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms: biology and morphology of the genera. Cambridge University Press: London, UK. ISBN 0-521-363187. 747 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J.P. (1999) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings. No. 95: 210 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Krammer, K. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (1991) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema Algarum. Adumbravit C.A. Agardh. Lundae Literis Berlingianis. Lundae, xxxvii, 312 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Bengt Karlson (2008) Bearbetad lista över encelliga organismer i marin miljö. Listan följer Algaebase (http://www.algaebase.org) och har bearbetats av Bengt Karlson (SMHI). - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Krammer, K. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (1991) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Round, F. E., R. M. Crawford, and D. G. Mann, 1990: null. The Diatoms: Biology and Morphology of the Genera. 747. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J.P. (1999) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Fourtanier, Elisabeth, and J. Patrick Kociolek, 1999: Catalogue of the Diatom Genera. Diatom Research, vol. 14, no. 1. 1-190. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Krammer, K. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (1991) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

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