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Melosira cataractarum
F.Hustedt
AphiaID
632348
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:632348)
Classification
Biota
Chromista
(Kingdom)
Heterokontophyta
(Phylum)
Bacillariophytina
(Subphylum)
Bacillariophyceae
(Class)
Coscinodiscophycidae
(Subclass)
Coscinodiscanae
(Superorder)
Melosirales
(Order)
Melosiraceae
(Family)
Melosira
(Genus)
Melosira cataractarum
(Species)
Status
uncertain >
unassessed
Accepted name
Nanofrustulum cataractarum
(Hust.) C.E.Wetzel, E.Morales & Ector, 2019
Rank
Species
Parent
Melosira
C.A. Agardh, 1824
Original name
Melosira cataractarum
F.Hustedt
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Forma
Melosira cataractarum f. cataractarum
Hustedt, 1937
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Forma
Melosira cataractarum f. laevis
Manguin, 1942
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Forma
Melosira cataractarum f. ovata
Foged, 1964
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Environment
fresh
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 cataractarum
F.Hustedt. Accessed at: https://www.diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=632348 on 2026-07-09
Taxonomic edit history
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2012-09-04 13:39:36Z
created
db_admin
2012-10-23 08:50:40Z
changed
db_admin
2015-06-26 12:14:04Z
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db_admin
2019-08-20 18:07:44Z
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Kociolek, John Patrick
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