Melosira solida (English spelling) Melosira solida

…Most of these species are distributed widely around the world, and there are generally few species that are endemic to individual lakes. However, Lake Biwa is somewhat of an exception, as the abundant diatoms Stephanodiscus calconensis and Melosira solida are found in no other lakes in Japan, and are said to be found as far away as North America. The dinoflagellate Ceratium hirundinella is distributed throughout Japan and the world, but only those found in Lake Biwa have a different morphology. …

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…この類はほとんどが世界中に広く分布するもので，各湖に特有の種は一般に少ない。だが琵琶湖はやや例外的で，多量に発生するケイ藻のStephanodiscus calconensisやMelosira solidaなどは，日本の他の湖にはまず，遠く北アメリカに分布するという。渦鞭毛藻類のCeratium hirundinellaは日本や世界の各地に分布するが，琵琶湖のものだけが形態を異にする。…

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