Melosira is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Melosiraceae.[1]
Melosira | |
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Melosira monoliformis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
Order: | Melosirales |
Family: | Melosiraceae |
Genus: | Melosira C.A. Agardh, 1824 |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus has cosmopolitan distribution,[1] and inhabits both freshwater and marine habitats.[2]
Melosira is considered as meroplankton, as they remain free-floating like planktons for a certain stage in their life cycle.[3]
Species:[1]