Melosira alternans
creator: Kociolek, John Patrick
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Melosira alternans Pouchet, 1893
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2026). DiatomBase. Melosira alternans Pouchet, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=629050 on 2026-08-01
created: 2017-02-24T13:25:21Z
modified: 2017-03-14T08:37:26Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Melosira alternans Pouchet, 1893
class: Bacillariophyceae
family: Melosiraceae
genus: Melosira
kingdom: Chromista
name published in: Pouchet (1893). Histoire naturelle. Nouvelles Archives des Missions Scientifiques et Litteraires [In Voyage de ‘La Manche' à l'ile Jan-Mayen et au Spitzberg (juillet-aout 1892).], 5: 155-217; pl. 22 [=15 figs.], text-figs. 9-27
name published in year: 1893
order: Melosirales
parent name usage ID: 149042
phylum: Heterokontophyta
scientific name authorship: Pouchet, 1893
specific epithet: alternans
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: unassessed