| Melosira | |
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| Melosira monoliformis | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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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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Species:[1]
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