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).[3] Scale bars: 50 μm.
References
- ^ M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/#77954
- ^ "Coscinodiscus | Genera - Diatoms of North America". diatoms.org. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ De Tommasi, E., Congestri, R., Dardano, P., De Luca, A.C., Managò, S., Rea, I. and De Stefano, M. (2018) "UV-shielding and wavelength conversion by centric diatom nanopatterned frustules". Scientific Reports, 8(1): 1–14. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-34651-w.
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External links
Data related to Coscinodiscus at Wikispecies
Media related to Coscinodiscus at Wikimedia Commons- Coscinodiscus at the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
