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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.

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

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Coscinodiscus oculus-iridis (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg 1840 diatom shell. Colored SEM image.jpg
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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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