Coscinodiscus elegans

Coscinodiscus elegans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Phylum:	Bacillariophyta
Class:	Coscinodiscophyceae
Order:	Coscinodiscales
Family:	Coscinodiscaceae
Genus:	Coscinodiscus
Species:	C. elegans
Binomial name
	Coscinodiscus elegans; Greville 1866
Subspecies
	Coscinodiscus elegans var. inermis (Pantocsek) F.Fricke; Coscinodiscus elegans var. minutus H.Okuno; Coscinodiscus elegans var. parvipunctata A.Truan y Luard & O.N.Witt; Coscinodiscus elegans var. spinifera Grove & G.Sturt;

Coscinodiscus elegans is a species of diatom in the family Coscinodiscaceae. It is found in the Gulf of Mexico.^[2]

References

^ Descriptions of new and rare diatoms. Series XX. RK Greville - Transactions of The Microscopical Society & Journal, 1866
^ Krayesky, D. M., E. Meave del Castillo, E. Zamudio, J. N. Norris, and S. Fredericq. 2009. Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 155–186 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M

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