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| Melosira westii W. Smith 1856, p. 59; pl. 52, fig. 333 | |||
| Status | Valid | ||
| Published in | Smith, W. 1856 [ref. 001007]. Synopsis of British Diatomaceae. John Van Voorst, London 1856. 2:107 pp., pls. 32-60, 61-62, A-E. | ||
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| Type Locality | Language of description | E | |
| Collector | Assessment of record accuracy | likely accurate | |
| List of nomenclatural synonyms | Gaillonella (Gallionella) westii (W. Smith) De Toni 1892 Lysigonium westii (W. Smith) O'Meara 1875 Melosira laevis var. westii (W. Smith) Østrup 1910 Pseudopodosira westii (W. Smith) Sheshukova-Poretzkaya in Sheshukova-Poretzkaya & Gleser 1964 | ||