Melosira: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Chromista
- Phylum
- Ochrophyta
- Class
- Bacillariophyceae
- Order
- Melosirales
- Family
- Melosiraceae
- Genus
- Melosira
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Melosira
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Melosira
Melosira is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Melosiraceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, and inhabits both freshwater and marine habitats.
Melosira is considered as meroplankton, as they remain free-floating like planktons for a certain stage in their life cycle.
...Melosira in languages:
- Russian
- Мелозира
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