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Coscinodiscus

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Coscinodiscus is a genus of centric diatoms in the family Coscinodiscaceae. It is the type genus of its family. There are over 200 species of Coscinodiscus. Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg 1839 is the type species of this genus.

Species

コスキノディスクス属

GENUS

  1. KingdomChromista
  2. PhylumOchrophyta
  3. ClassBacillariophyceae
  4. OrderCoscinodiscales
  5. FamilyCoscinodiscaceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,392
With media
58
Family
Cylindrophymatidae
Collections
US
Recorded in
United States

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Coscinodiscaceae
Image
Coscinodiscus oculus-iridis (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg 1840 diatom shell. Colored SEM image.jpg
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taxon name
Coscinodiscus
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Commons category
Coscinodiscus
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Coscinodiscus is a genus of centric diatoms in the family Coscinodiscaceae. It is the type genus of its family. There are over 200 species of Coscinodiscus. Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg 1839 is the type species of this genus.

thumb|upright=1.5|left| Light micrographs of a living cell in face view (a) and side view (b); many small discoid chloroplasts are visible. FESEM micrographs of a cleaned single valve, inner view (c) and outer view of a complete theca (d).

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