Cocconeis

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Cocconeis
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Cocconeis sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
Superphylum:
Heterokonta
Class:
Bacillariophyceae
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Cocconeis

Ehrenberg, 1837
Species

Several, including:

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 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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