Melosira

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Melosira
Melosira monoliformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Division: Ochrophyta
Clade: Bacillariophyta
Class: Melosirophyceae
Order: Melosirales
Family: Melosiraceae
Genus: Melosira
C.A. Agardh, 1824
Synonyms[1]
  • Gaillonella J.B.M. Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825

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

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]

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