Coscinodiscus

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Coscinodiscus
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Coscinodiscus radiatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Coscinodiscales
Family: Coscinodiscaceae
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 mm. Views of a living and cleaned centric diatom, Coscinodiscus wailesii.webp
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.
Species
Coscinodiscus actinocycloides - Coscinodiscus actinocycloides - Coscinodiscus actinocyclus - Coscinodiscus actinoptychus - Coscinodiscus actinosus - Coscinodiscus aeginensis - Coscinodiscus aethes - Coscinodiscus agapetos - Coscinodiscus alboranii - Coscinodiscus alienus - Coscinodiscus alpha - Coscinodiscus amplus - Coscinodiscus anastomosans - Coscinodiscus anastomosans - Coscinodiscus angstii - Coscinodiscus angulatus - Coscinodiscus angulosus - Coscinodiscus annulatus - Coscinodiscus anomalus - Coscinodiscus antarcticus - Coscinodiscus antediluvianus - Coscinodiscus antimimos - Coscinodiscus antiquus - Coscinodiscus apages - Coscinodiscus aphrastos - Coscinodiscus apiculatus - Coscinodiscus apiculiferus - Coscinodiscus apollinis - Coscinodiscus arafuraensis - Coscinodiscus aralensis - Coscinodiscus aralocaspicus - Coscinodiscus arentii - Coscinodiscus argus - Coscinodiscus armatus - Coscinodiscus armatus - Coscinodiscus asonumaae - Coscinodiscus asperulus - Coscinodiscus asteroides - Coscinodiscus asteromphalus - Coscinodiscus asymmetricus - Coscinodiscus asymmetricus - Coscinodiscus atlanticus - Coscinodiscus auliscus - Coscinodiscus australiensis - Coscinodiscus australis - Coscinodiscus baicalensis - Coscinodiscus baileyi - Coscinodiscus barbadensis - Coscinodiscus barkeri - Coscinodiscus barklyi - Coscinodiscus beaufortianus - Coscinodiscus belgicae - Coscinodiscus bellum - Coscinodiscus bergii - Coscinodiscus beta - Coscinodiscus biangulatus - Coscinodiscus biconfusus - Coscinodiscus bifrons - Coscinodiscus biharensis - Coscinodiscus binoculus - Coscinodiscus biradiatus - Coscinodiscus bisculptus - Coscinodiscus bisinuatus - Coscinodiscus bisulcatus - Coscinodiscus blandus - Coscinodiscus boeckhii - Coscinodiscus boeckii - Coscinodiscus boulei - Coscinodiscus bouvet - Coscinodiscus bractea - Coscinodiscus brasiliensis - Coscinodiscus bremianus - Coscinodiscus brockmannii - Coscinodiscus brunii - Coscinodiscus bulla - Coscinodiscus bullatus - Coscinodiscus bulliens - Coscinodiscus caballeroi - Coscinodiscus californicus - Coscinodiscus callosus - Coscinodiscus cameratus - Coscinodiscus capensis - Coscinodiscus caraibicus - Coscinodiscus caspius - Coscinodiscus castracanei - Coscinodiscus castracanei - Coscinodiscus castracanei - Coscinodiscus caudatus - Coscinodiscus centralis - Coscinodiscus centranthus - Coscinodiscus centroaculeatus - Coscinodiscus centrolineatus - Coscinodiscus cervinus - Coscinodiscus challengeri - Coscinodiscus chambonis - Coscinodiscus charcotii - Coscinodiscus chromoradiatus - Coscinodiscus ciliatus - Coscinodiscus cinctus - Coscinodiscus cingulatus - Coscinodiscus circumdatus - Coscinodiscus circumscriptus - Coscinodiscus circumspectus - Coscinodiscus cirrus - Coscinodiscus cladiscophorus - Coscinodiscus clarescens - Coscinodiscus clivosus - Coscinodiscus clypeus - Coscinodiscus commutatus - Coscinodiscus compositus - Coscinodiscus compressus - Coscinodiscus comptus - Coscinodiscus concavus - Coscinodiscus concentricus - Coscinodiscus concinniformis - Coscinodiscus concinnoideas - Coscinodiscus concinnus - Coscinodiscus conclusus - Coscinodiscus condensatus - Coscinodiscus confertus - Coscinodiscus conformis - Coscinodiscus confusus - Coscinodiscus contendens - Coscinodiscus convergens - Coscinodiscus convexus - Coscinodiscus cornutus - Coscinodiscus cornutus - Coscinodiscus corolla - Coscinodiscus costatus - Coscinodiscus crassus - Coscinodiscus cribrosus - Coscinodiscus cristatus - Coscinodiscus cruciatus - Coscinodiscus cum-placenta - Coscinodiscus cuneistriatus - Coscinodiscus curvatulus - Coscinodiscus cyaneus - Coscinodiscus cycloteres - Coscinodiscus cylindricus - Coscinodiscus debilis - Coscinodiscus debyii - Coscinodiscus decoratus - Coscinodiscus decrescenoides - Coscinodiscus decrescens - Coscinodiscus decussatus - Coscinodiscus decussatus - Coscinodiscus definitus - Coscinodiscus deformans - Coscinodiscus deformatus - Coscinodiscus deformatus - Coscinodiscus delawarensis - Coscinodiscus delta - Coscinodiscus demergitus - Coscinodiscus denarius - Coscinodiscus denarius - Coscinodiscus densus - Coscinodiscus denticulatus - Coscinodiscus depressus - Coscinodiscus detritus - Coscinodiscus devius - Coscinodiscus dichotomus - Coscinodiscus difficilis - Coscinodiscus dimorphus - Coscinodiscus diophthalmus - Coscinodiscus diorama - Coscinodiscus disciger - Coscinodiscus discoplea - Coscinodiscus dispar - Coscinodiscus dispersepunctatus - Coscinodiscus dissoniformis - Coscinodiscus dissonus - Coscinodiscus distinctus - Coscinodiscus diversus - Coscinodiscus doljensis - Coscinodiscus domifactus - Coscinodiscus dubiosus - Coscinodiscus dubius - Coscinodiscus duplex - Coscinodiscus duplex - Coscinodiscus duriusculus - Coscinodiscus echinatus - Coscinodiscus egregius - Coscinodiscus elegans - Coscinodiscus elegantulus - Coscinodiscus ellipticus - Coscinodiscus ellipticus - Coscinodiscus elongatus - Coscinodiscus endoi - Coscinodiscus entoleion - Coscinodiscus epiphanes - Coscinodiscus eta - Coscinodiscus euryomma - Coscinodiscus evadens - Coscinodiscus evermanni - Coscinodiscus exasperans - Coscinodiscus excavatus - Coscinodiscus exceptus - Coscinodiscus exiguus - Coscinodiscus expectus - Coscinodiscus extravagans - Coscinodiscus exutus - Coscinodiscus fanischii - Coscinodiscus fasciatus - Coscinodiscus favorabilis - Coscinodiscus fenestratus - Coscinodiscus filiformis - Coscinodiscus fimbriatus - Coscinodiscus finicus - Coscinodiscus flabellatus - Coscinodiscus flagrans - Coscinodiscus flavicans - Coscinodiscus flexilis - Coscinodiscus flexuosus - Coscinodiscus florescens - Coscinodiscus floridulus - Coscinodiscus foraminosus - Coscinodiscus fragilissimus - Coscinodiscus frigidus - Coscinodiscus fulguralis - Coscinodiscus gainii - Coscinodiscus galapagensis - Coscinodiscus galapagensis - Coscinodiscus gamma - Coscinodiscus gelatinosus - Coscinodiscus gemmifer - Coscinodiscus gemmulatus - Coscinodiscus gerlachii - Coscinodiscus gerthi - Coscinodiscus gigas - Coscinodiscus glaberrimus - Coscinodiscus globosus - Coscinodiscus gracilentus - Coscinodiscus graecus - Coscinodiscus graecus - Coscinodiscus grandenucleatus - Coscinodiscus grandineus - Coscinodiscus granii - Coscinodiscus granulatus - Coscinodiscus gravidus - Coscinodiscus grayianus - Coscinodiscus gregorianus - Coscinodiscus gregorii - Coscinodiscus griseus - Coscinodiscus grossheimii - Coscinodiscus groveanus - Coscinodiscus grunowii - Coscinodiscus guineensis - Coscinodiscus guineensis - Coscinodiscus gyratus - Coscinodiscus hainanensis - Coscinodiscus hajosiae - Coscinodiscus haradaae - Coscinodiscus heliozoides - Coscinodiscus hertleini - Coscinodiscus heteromorphus - Coscinodiscus heteroporus - Coscinodiscus heterostigma - Coscinodiscus hexagonalis - Coscinodiscus hirosakiensis - Coscinodiscus hirtulus - Coscinodiscus hispidulus - Coscinodiscus hokkaidoensis - Coscinodiscus horridus - Coscinodiscus humilis - Coscinodiscus hungaricus - Coscinodiscus hustedtii - Coscinodiscus ildicoi - Coscinodiscus imbertii - Coscinodiscus immaculatus - Coscinodiscus immaculatus - Coscinodiscus imperator - Coscinodiscus implicatus - Coscinodiscus impolitus - Coscinodiscus inaequalis - Coscinodiscus inaequisculptus - Coscinodiscus incertus - Coscinodiscus incertus - Coscinodiscus inclusus - Coscinodiscus incompositus - Coscinodiscus incomptus - Coscinodiscus increscens - Coscinodiscus incretus - Coscinodiscus indicus - Coscinodiscus indistinctus - Coscinodiscus inexpectatus - Coscinodiscus inordinatus - Coscinodiscus inornatus - Coscinodiscus inscriptus - Coscinodiscus insulindicus - Coscinodiscus insutus - Coscinodiscus interlineatus - Coscinodiscus intermedius - Coscinodiscus intermittens - Coscinodiscus intermixtus - Coscinodiscus intersectus - Coscinodiscus intramarginatus - Coscinodiscus intumescens - Coscinodiscus irradiatus - Coscinodiscus irregularis - Coscinodiscus isoporus - Coscinodiscus jambori - Coscinodiscus janischii - Coscinodiscus janus - Coscinodiscus japonicus - Coscinodiscus japonicus - Coscinodiscus javanensis - Coscinodiscus jeremianus - Coscinodiscus jimboi - Coscinodiscus joergensenii - Coscinodiscus johnsonianus - Coscinodiscus jonesianus - Coscinodiscus josefinus - Coscinodiscus karstenii - Coscinodiscus karstenii - Coscinodiscus karstenii - Coscinodiscus kerguelensis - Coscinodiscus keutzingii - Coscinodiscus kinkerianus - Coscinodiscus kochii - Coscinodiscus kolbei - Coscinodiscus kruizingai - Coscinodiscus kryophilus - Coscinodiscus kurzii - Coscinodiscus kusnetzkianus - Coscinodiscus kutzingiana - Coscinodiscus labyrinthus - Coscinodiscus lactucae-patella - Coscinodiscus lacunosis - Coscinodiscus lacunosus - Coscinodiscus lacustris - Coscinodiscus laevis - Coscinodiscus lanceolatum - Coscinodiscus lanceolatus - Coscinodiscus layrinthus - Coscinodiscus levanderi - Coscinodiscus lineolatus - Coscinodiscus liocentrum - Coscinodiscus litos - Coscinodiscus lobatus - Coscinodiscus lobatus - Coscinodiscus lohmanites - Coscinodiscus longi - Coscinodiscus longispinus - Coscinodiscus luctuosus - Coscinodiscus ludovicianus - Coscinodiscus lunae - Coscinodiscus lunatus - Coscinodiscus lutescens - Coscinodiscus luxuriosus - Coscinodiscus m?rtonfii - Coscinodiscus macraeanus - Coscinodiscus maculosus - Coscinodiscus margaritaceus - Coscinodiscus marginato-lineatus - Coscinodiscus marginatus - Coscinodiscus marylandicus - Coscinodiscus masoni - Coscinodiscus matraensis - Coscinodiscus mecsekensis - Coscinodiscus mediatus - Coscinodiscus medosus - Coscinodiscus megacentrum - Coscinodiscus megacoccus - Coscinodiscus megalomma - Coscinodiscus megaporus - Coscinodiscus mesacmaeus - Coscinodiscus mesodictyon - Coscinodiscus micans - Coscinodiscus microcentrum - Coscinodiscus miminus - Coscinodiscus minor - Coscinodiscus minuens - Coscinodiscus minutellus - Coscinodiscus minutifasciculatus - Coscinodiscus minutiosus - Coscinodiscus minutus - Coscinodiscus miocaenicus - Coscinodiscus miocenicus - Coscinodiscus mirabilis - Coscinodiscus mirificus - Coscinodiscus modestus - Coscinodiscus moelleri - Coscinodiscus moholensis - Coscinodiscus monicae - Coscinodiscus moniliformis - Coscinodiscus monodon - Coscinodiscus moravicus - Coscinodiscus moronensis - Coscinodiscus morsianus - Coscinodiscus moseleyi - Coscinodiscus mossianus - Coscinodiscus mutabilis - Coscinodiscus nankoorensis - Coscinodiscus nano-lineatus - Coscinodiscus naviculoides - Coscinodiscus nebula - Coscinodiscus neglectus - Coscinodiscus neogradensis - Coscinodiscus neoradiatus - Coscinodiscus nitidulus - Coscinodiscus nitidus - Coscinodiscus nobilis - Coscinodiscus nodatus - Coscinodiscus non-scriptus - Coscinodiscus nordenskioldii - Coscinodiscus normanianus - Coscinodiscus normannicus - Coscinodiscus norwegicus - Coscinodiscus notabilis - Coscinodiscus novozelandicus - Coscinodiscus oamaruensis - Coscinodiscus obliquus - Coscinodiscus oblongus - Coscinodiscus obnubilus - Coscinodiscus obovatus - Coscinodiscus obovatus - Coscinodiscus obscurus - Coscinodiscus obversus - Coscinodiscus oceanicus - Coscinodiscus oculoides - Coscinodiscus odontodiscus - Coscinodiscus odontophorus - Coscinodiscus oestrupii - Coscinodiscus okamurae - Coscinodiscus okunoi - Coscinodiscus oligocenicus - Coscinodiscus omphalanthus - Coscinodiscus oppositus - Coscinodiscus oruetae - Coscinodiscus ovalis - Coscinodiscus ovicentrum - Coscinodiscus pacificus - Coscinodiscus pacificus - Coscinodiscus paleaceus - Coscinodiscus pantocsekii - Coscinodiscus pantocsekites - Coscinodiscus papillosus - Coscinodiscus papuanus - Coscinodiscus papulosus - Coscinodiscus partitus - Coscinodiscus parvulus - Coscinodiscus parvus - Coscinodiscus parvus - Coscinodiscus patellaeformis - Coscinodiscus patera - Coscinodiscus patina - Coscinodiscus pauper - Coscinodiscus pavillardii - Coscinodiscus payeri - Coscinodiscus pectinatus - Coscinodiscus pelagicus - Coscinodiscus pellucidus - Coscinodiscus pentas - Coscinodiscus peragalloi - Coscinodiscus perforatus - Coscinodiscus perikompsos - Coscinodiscus perminutus - Coscinodiscus peruanus - Coscinodiscus pethoei - Coscinodiscus planetophorus - Coscinodiscus planithecus - Coscinodiscus planiusculus - Coscinodiscus planus - Coscinodiscus plicatoides - Coscinodiscus plicatulus - Coscinodiscus plicatus - Coscinodiscus polurrhaptos - Coscinodiscus polyactis - Coscinodiscus polycora - Coscinodiscus polygonus - Coscinodiscus polymorphus - Coscinodiscus polyradiatus - Coscinodiscus polystigma - Coscinodiscus praeclarus - Coscinodiscus praenitidus - Coscinodiscus praenodulifer - Coscinodiscus praepaleaceus - Coscinodiscus praetextus - Coscinodiscus praetor - Coscinodiscus praeyabei - Coscinodiscus princeps - Coscinodiscus problematicus - Coscinodiscus profundus - Coscinodiscus proteus - Coscinodiscus proximus - Coscinodiscus pseudanastomosans - Coscinodiscus pseudoactinocyclus - Coscinodiscus pseudonitidulus - Coscinodiscus pseudoradiolatus - Coscinodiscus pulchellus - Coscinodiscus pulchellus - Coscinodiscus pulcherrimus - Coscinodiscus pumilio - Coscinodiscus pumilus - Coscinodiscus punctatus - Coscinodiscus pusillus - Coscinodiscus pustulatus - Coscinodiscus pygmaeus - Coscinodiscus pyrenoidophorus - Coscinodiscus pyxis - Coscinodiscus quindenarius - Coscinodiscus quinquies-marcatus - Coscinodiscus radiatus - Coscinodiscus radiofurcatus - Coscinodiscus radiolatus - Coscinodiscus radiopunctatus - Coscinodiscus radiopunctatus - Coscinodiscus rectangulus - Coscinodiscus regina - Coscinodiscus relatus - Coscinodiscus reniformis - Coscinodiscus rex - Coscinodiscus rhombicus - Coscinodiscus robuoides - Coscinodiscus robustus - Coscinodiscus rothii - Coscinodiscus rotula - Coscinodiscus rotulus - Coscinodiscus rotundus - Coscinodiscus rudis - Coscinodiscus salisburyanus - Coscinodiscus sarmaticus - Coscinodiscus sawamurae - Coscinodiscus schimperi - Coscinodiscus scintillans - Coscinodiscus scitulus - Coscinodiscus secernendus - Coscinodiscus sellatus - Coscinodiscus semipennatus - Coscinodiscus senarius - Coscinodiscus senarius - Coscinodiscus septentrionalis - Coscinodiscus sexradiatus - Coscinodiscus shantouensis - Coscinodiscus sheshukovaensis - Coscinodiscus sibiricus - Coscinodiscus simbirskianus - Coscinodiscus simbirskianus - Coscinodiscus similis - Coscinodiscus simonis - Coscinodiscus sinensis - Coscinodiscus sinicus - Coscinodiscus solidus - Coscinodiscus solitarius - Coscinodiscus soloensis - Coscinodiscus sphaeroidalis - Coscinodiscus spiniferus - Coscinodiscus spinuligerus - Coscinodiscus spinulosus - Coscinodiscus spiralis - Coscinodiscus spiraliter-punctatus - Coscinodiscus splendidulus - Coscinodiscus splendidus - Coscinodiscus stefaninii - Coscinodiscus steinyi - Coscinodiscus stellaris - Coscinodiscus stellatus - Coscinodiscus stelliger - Coscinodiscus stephanopyxioides - Coscinodiscus stokesianus - Coscinodiscus stokesianus - Coscinodiscus stoschii - Coscinodiscus strigillatus - Coscinodiscus strigillatus - Coscinodiscus sub-bulliens - Coscinodiscus subangulatus - Coscinodiscus subapiculatus - Coscinodiscus subareolatus - Coscinodiscus subaulacodiscoidalis - Coscinodiscus subbulliens - Coscinodiscus subconcavus - Coscinodiscus subdivisus - Coscinodiscus subfasciculatus - Coscinodiscus subglobosus - Coscinodiscus subnitidus - Coscinodiscus subnotabilis - Coscinodiscus suboculatus - Coscinodiscus subtabulatus - Coscinodiscus subtilis - Coscinodiscus subtilissimus - Coscinodiscus subtilissimus - Coscinodiscus subtillis - Coscinodiscus subvelatus - Coscinodiscus succinctus - Coscinodiscus superbus - Coscinodiscus suspectus - Coscinodiscus symbolophoroides - Coscinodiscus symmetricus - Coscinodiscus szaboi - Coscinodiscus szont?ghii - Coscinodiscus tabulatus - Coscinodiscus temerei - Coscinodiscus temperei - Coscinodiscus tenellus - Coscinodiscus tener - Coscinodiscus tenerrimus - Coscinodiscus tenerrimus - Coscinodiscus tenuis - Coscinodiscus tenuis - Coscinodiscus tenuisculptus - Coscinodiscus tenuithecus - Coscinodiscus theskelos - Coscinodiscus theta - Coscinodiscus thorii - Coscinodiscus thumii - Coscinodiscus traducens - Coscinodiscus transjlvanicus - Coscinodiscus transversalis - Coscinodiscus trapeziformis - Coscinodiscus travertinorum - Coscinodiscus trinitatis - Coscinodiscus trochiskos - Coscinodiscus trompii - Coscinodiscus tuberculatus - Coscinodiscus tuberculatus - Coscinodiscus tubifex - Coscinodiscus tubiformis - Coscinodiscus tumulus - Coscinodiscus turgidus - Coscinodiscus umbonatus - Coscinodiscus umbonatus - Coscinodiscus undatus - Coscinodiscus undulans - Coscinodiscus undulatus - Coscinodiscus undulatus - Coscinodiscus undulosus - Coscinodiscus uralensis - Coscinodiscus vacuus - Coscinodiscus valdiviae - Coscinodiscus variabilis - Coscinodiscus varians - Coscinodiscus variolatus - Coscinodiscus varius - Coscinodiscus velatus - Coscinodiscus venulosus - Coscinodiscus verecundus - Coscinodiscus vesiculosus - Coscinodiscus vetustissimus - Coscinodiscus vicinus - Coscinodiscus victoriae - Coscinodiscus vidovichi - Coscinodiscus vigilans - Coscinodiscus volutus - Coscinodiscus vulgaris - Coscinodiscus wailesii - Coscinodiscus wakuraensis - Coscinodiscus wallichianus - Coscinodiscus weissflogianus - Coscinodiscus weissflogii - Coscinodiscus weissflogii - Coscinodiscus werffi - Coscinodiscus weyprechtii - Coscinodiscus whampoensis - Coscinodiscus wittianus - Coscinodiscus woodwardi - Coscinodiscus woodwardii - Coscinodiscus zebuensis - Coscinodiscus zeta - Coscinodiscus zonulatus

, Names brought to synonymy

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