Coscinodiscaceae
Sign in to saveCoscinodiscaceae is a family of diatom the order Coscinodiscales. Diatoms are a type of algae characterized by their unique silica cell walls.
Species
コスキノディスクス科
FAMILY
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumOchrophyta
- ClassBacillariophyceae
- OrderCoscinodiscales
- FamilyCoscinodiscaceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Coscinodiscaceae
- Collections
- UCMP, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Nepal
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Morphology
- Distribution
- Ecological role
- Coscinodiscus
- Brightwellia
- Craspedodiscus
- Palmeria
- Stellarima
- References
Coscinodiscaceae is a family of diatom the order Coscinodiscales. Diatoms are a type of algae characterized by their unique silica cell walls.
== Classification == The family includes several genera, such as Brightwellia, Coscinodiscus, Craspedodiscus, Palmeria, and Stellarima.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coscinodiscaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.