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| Melosira C.A. Agardh May-Sept 1824, pg. XIV, 8 | |
| Generitype | T: Melosira nummuloides Agardh 1824 |
| Designated by | ICBN 1956 (ref. 006916), p. 201 |
| Year Designated | 1956 |
| Nomenclatural status | nom. cons., orth. cons. |
| Recent revisions | Crawford 1975 (ref. 003919), 1977 (ref. 003920), 1978 (ref. 003915) |
| Comments | Name conserved with a conserved spelling against Lysigonium Link 1820 (taxonomic synonym) (see ICBN 1956, p. 201, ref. 006916). Genus name spelled "Meloseira" in original publication. ING (1996) says "Melosira Agardh 1824 (Meloseira corr. Kützing, Linnaea 8:68, 1833, ref. 000594). (Nom. et Orth. cons.)". Genus described p. XIV, 5 species listed p. 8, no generitype designated. Pre-conservation lectotypification in Boyer 1927, p. 24 (ref. 000155). Round, Crawford & Mann 1990 (p. 694) say: "Note: The basionym of Fragilaria nummuloides (Dillwyn) Lyngbye is Conferva nummuloides Dillwyn, Brit. Confervae. Agardh, whilst citing Fragilaria nummuloides Lyngbye as a synonym of his Meloseira nummuloides, cites Conferva nummuloides Dillwyn as a synonym of Meloseira discigera. Accordingly, Meloseira nummuloides must be treated as a new name, not a new combination." See also Gaillionella Bory 1825 (nomenclatural synonym of Lysigonium). |
| Published in |
Agardh, C.A. 1824 (ref. 102) Systema Algarum Adumbravit C.A. Agardh. Lundae Literis Berlingianis. Lundae xxxvii, 312 pp. |