Cocconeis

Cocconeis
	Cocconeis sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Class:	Bacillariophyceae
Order:	Achnanthales
Family:	Cocconeidaceae
Genus:	Cocconeis; Ehrenberg, 1837
Species
	Several, including: Cocconeis ceticola; Cocconeis duplex; Cocconeis elegans F. Ardissone; Cocconeis pinnata;

Cocconeis is a genus of diatoms. Members of the genus are elliptically shaped diatoms.

The green alga Cladophora is frequently covered with Cocconeis, as are individuals of Antarctic minke whales, often found with orange-brown to yellowish patches of Cocconeis ceticola on their bodies.

References

Riaux-Gobin, C. et al. 2014: Cocconeis pinnata W. Gregory ex Greville (Bacillariophyta): Lectotypification and an emended description after examination of type material and South Pacific specimens. Phytotaxa 156 (3), pages 81–99, doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.156.3.1

External links

Data related to Cocconeis at Wikispecies
Media related to Cocconeis at Wikimedia Commons
"Cocconeis". The Encyclopedia of Life.

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