Melosira Explained

Melosira is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Melosiraceae.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, 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

Species:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melosira C.A.Agardh, 1824 . www.gbif.org . 14 September 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Baker . A.L. . 2012. University of New Hampshire . An Image-Based Key: Melosira (Bacillariophyceae) . 13 September 2022 .
  3. Schelske . Claire L. . Carrick . Hunter J. . Aldridge . Frederick J. . December 1995 . Can Wind-Induced Resuspension of Meroplankton Affect Phytoplankton Dynamics? . Journal of the North American Benthological Society . en . 14 . 4 . 616–630 . 10.2307/1467545 . 1467545 . 84669320 . 0887-3593.