Marine Species Traits - Melosira polymorpha var. nivalis (W. Smith) Bethge, 1925

Traits name details

Melosira polymorpha var. nivalis (W. Smith) Bethge, 1925

AphiaID

976300 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:976300)

Classification

Status

uncertain > unassessed

Accepted name

Melosira nivalis W.Smith, 1855

Rank

Variety

Parent

Melosira polymorpha H.Bethge accepted as Gaillonella italica Ehrenberg, 1838

Original name

Melosira nivalis W.Smith, 1855

Original description

(of Melosira nivalis W.Smith, 1855) Smith, W. (1856). Synopsis of British Diatomaceae. John Van Voorst, London 1856., 2: 107 pp., pls. 32-60, 61-62, A-E.
page(s): p. 59; pl. 53, fig. 336 [details]

(of Melosira nivalis W.Smith, 1855) Greville, R.K. (1855). Report on a collection of Diatomaceae made in the district of Braemar by Professor Balfour and Mr. Gerge Lawson. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd series,. 15: 252-261, pl. IX.
page(s): p. 259 [details]

Taxonomic 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. (2025). DiatomBase. Melosira polymorpha var. nivalis (W. Smith) Bethge, 1925. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=976300 on 2025-06-05

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Melosira polymorpha var. nivalis (W. Smith) Bethge, 1925. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=976300 on 2025-06-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-03-09 08:34:34Z

created

Kociolek, John Patrick

2017-03-16 12:51:51Z

changed

db_admin

2018-02-01 09:09:54Z

changed

db_admin

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Sources (4)
Links (1)

original description (of Melosira nivalis W.Smith, 1855) Smith, W. (1856). Synopsis of British Diatomaceae. John Van Voorst, London 1856., 2: 107 pp., pls. 32-60, 61-62, A-E.
page(s): p. 59; pl. 53, fig. 336 [details]

original description (of Melosira nivalis W.Smith, 1855) Greville, R.K. (1855). Report on a collection of Diatomaceae made in the district of Braemar by Professor Balfour and Mr. Gerge Lawson. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd series,. 15: 252-261, pl. IX.
page(s): p. 259 [details]

basis of record Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp [details]

new combination reference Bethge, H. (1925). Melosira und ihre Planktonbegleiter. Pflanzenforschung. 3: 1-80, 3 pls.
page(s): p. 40; pl. 2, fig. 29 [details] Available for editors

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