Melosiraceae
Melosira lineata (Dillwyn) C.Agardh , legitimate, scientific
Agardh, C.A. (1824), Syst. Alg: 9 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Conferva lineata Dillwyn legitimate
Saunders, K., Lane, C., Cook, S., McMinn, A. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Benthic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 129 [secondary reference]
McCarthy, P. (2012), Census of Australian Marine Diatoms: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Conferva lineata Dillwyn legitimate
  • APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
  • Distribution: Vic. (Gippsland Lakes, Tamboon Inlet), Tas. (Cloudy Bay Lagoon, Georges Bay)
  • Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. (NE coast), Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Spain, Black Sea, Japan