Cocconeis

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

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 duplex

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


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