Coscinodiscus elegans

Coscinodiscus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Superphylum: Heterokonta
Subphylum: Bacillariophyceae
Class: Coscinodiscophyceae
Order: Coscinodiscales
Family: Coscinodiscaceae
Genus: Coscinodiscus
Species: C. elegans
Binomial name
Coscinodiscus elegans
Greville 1866[1]
Subspecies
  • 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 diatoms in the family Coscinodiscaceae. It is found in the Gulf of Mexico.[2]

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


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