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WoRMS taxon details

Coscinodiscaceae Kützing, 1844

AphiaID

148916 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148916)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Coscinodiscales

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Genus Brightwellia J. Ralfs in A. Pritchard, 1861 †
Genus Cestodiscus R.K. Greville, 1865 †
Genus Coscinodiscus C.G. Ehrenberg, 1839
Genus Craspedodiscus C.G. Ehrenberg, 1844 †
Genus Palmeria R.K. Greville, 1865
Genus Palmerina G.R. Hasle, 1995
Genus Spumorbis S. Komura, 1998 †
Genus Stellarima G.R. Hasle & P.A. Sims, 1986
Genus Stoschia C. Janisch ex Grunow in H. Van Heurck, 1883 †

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2025). DiatomBase. Coscinodiscaceae Kützing, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148916 on 2025-12-17

Taxonomic edit history

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Nomenclature

basis of record Round, F.E.; Crawford, R.M.; Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms: biology and morphology of the genera. Cambridge University Press: London, UK. ISBN 0-521-363187. 747 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]