original description(ofMelosira tenuissima Grunow, 1882)Van Heurck, H. (1880). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Atlas. <em>Ducaju & Cie., Anvers.</em> page(s): pl. 88, fig. 11 [details]
basis of recordHartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66(3): 531-610., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400042235[details] Available for editors [request]
new combination referenceSimonsen, R. (1979). The diatom system: ideas on phylogeny. Bacillaria, 2: 9-71 page(s): p. 60 [details] Available for editors [request]
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