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| Orthoseira G.H.K. Thwaites Mar 1848, pg. 167 | |
| Generitype | T: Melosira americana F.T. Kützing 1844 (= Orthoseira americana (Kützing) Spaulding & Kociolek 1998). |
| Designated by | Thwaites (000886) |
| Year Designated | 1848 |
| Nomenclatural status | valid |
| Recent revisions | Spaulding & Kociolek (in press) |
| Comments | Type by original designation. Two species are included: Melosira americana Kützing (designated by Thwaites as the type) and Orthoseira dickieii Thwaites (newly described). Transfer of M. americana to Orthoseira not done in Thwaites. |
| Published in |
Thwaites, G.H.K. 1848 (ref. 886) Further observations on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of new genera and species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd series,, Vol:1, 161-172, pl. 11, 12. |