| Coscinodiscus | |
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| Coscinodiscus radiatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Clade: | Diatomeae |
| Subphylum: | Coscinodiscophytina |
| Genus: | Coscinodiscus Ehrenberg, 1839 |
| Species | |
Many, see text | |
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. [1] Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg 1839 is the type species of this genus. [2]
Views of the centric diatom Coscinodiscus wailesii
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). Scale bars: 50 μm.
