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Coscinodiscus elegans

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Species of single-celled organism

Coscinodiscus elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Coscinodiscales
Family: Coscinodiscaceae
Genus: Coscinodiscus
Species: C. elegans
Binomial name
Coscinodiscus elegans
Greville 1866
Varieties
  • Coscinodiscus elegans var. inermis (Pantocsek) F.Fricke
  • Coscinodiscus elegans var. minutus H.Okuno
  • Coscinodiscus elegans var. parvipunctata A.Truan y Luard & O.N.Witt
  • Coscinodiscus elegans var. spinifera Grove & G.Sturt

Coscinodiscus elegans is a species of diatom in the family Coscinodiscaceae. It is found in the Gulf of Mexico.

References

  1. Descriptions of new and rare diatoms. Series XX. RK Greville - Transactions of The Microscopical Society & Journal, 1866
  2. Krayesky, D. M., E. Meave del Castillo, E. Zamudio, J. N. Norris, and S. Fredericq. 2009. Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 155–186 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M
Taxon identifiers
Coscinodiscus elegans
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