Coscinodiscus elegans is a species of diatom in the family Coscinodiscaceae. It is found in the Gulf of Mexico.[2]
Coscinodiscus elegans | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
Order: | Coscinodiscales |
Family: | Coscinodiscaceae |
Genus: | Coscinodiscus |
Species: | C. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Coscinodiscus elegans | |
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References
edit- ^ Descriptions of new and rare diatoms. Series XX. RK Greville - Transactions of The Microscopical Society & Journal, 1866
- ^ 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