Cocconeis
| Cocconeis | |
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| Cocconeis duplex | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Subclass: | Bacillariophycidae |
| Order: | Achnanthales |
| Family: | Cocconeidaceae |
| Genus: | Cocconeis Ehrenberg, 1837 |
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Several, including:
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Cocconeis is a genus of diatoms. Members of the genus are elliptically shaped diatoms.
Cladophora is frequently covered with Cocconeis. Individuals of Antarctic minke whales are 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
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Data related to Cocconeis at Wikispecies -
Media related to Cocconeis at Wikimedia Commons - Cocconeis at the Encyclopedia of Life
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