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Melosira pyxis
Otto Müller
AphiaID
621014
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:621014)
Classification
Biota
Chromista
(Kingdom)
Heterokontophyta
(Phylum)
Bacillariophytina
(Subphylum)
Bacillariophyceae
(Class)
Coscinodiscophycidae
(Subclass)
Coscinodiscanae
(Superorder)
Melosirales
(Order)
Melosiraceae
(Family)
Melosira
(Genus)
Melosira pyxis
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Melosira
C.A. Agardh, 1824
Original name
Melosira pyxis
Otto Müller
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Forma
Melosira pyxis f. dechlamydea
Manguin, 1949
(
uncertain
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unassessed
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Forma
Melosira pyxis f. dechlamydea
Manguin, 1949
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Forma
Melosira pyxis f. primigenia
Manguin, 1949
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Forma
Melosira pyxis f. pyxis
Otto Müller, 1904
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Variety
Melosira pyxis var. fossilis
Manguin, 1952
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Variety
Melosira pyxis var. sulcata
Otto Müller, 1904
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Original description
Not documented
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. (2026). DiatomBase.
Melosira pyxis
Otto Müller. Accessed at: https://www.diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=621014 on 2026-07-05
Taxonomic edit history
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Sources (1)
additional source
Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19.
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http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp
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