Coscinodiscus radiatus var. borealis (Ehrenberg) Grunow
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Bacillariophyta
Subphylum Coscinodiscophytina
Class Coscinodiscophyceae
Subclass Coscinodiscophycidae
Order Coscinodiscales
Family Coscinodiscaceae
Genus Coscinodiscus
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400x __Sp. diam. : 70 µm. 07 Feb 2012. Robert Lavigne. © Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com).

Coscinodiscus radiatus var. borealis (Ehrenberg) Grunow 400x __Sp. diam. : 70 µm
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Publication details
Coscinodiscus radiatus var. borealis (Ehrenberg) Grunow 1884: 20, (72)
Published in: Grunow, A. (1884). Die Diatomeen von Franz Josefs-Land. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Wien 48: 53-112, pls I(A)-V(E).
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Coscinodiscus borealis Ehrenberg
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), radiate.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Coscinodiscus borealis Ehrenberg 1861
Coscinodiscus oculus-iridis var. borealis (Bailey) Cleve 1883
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 21 January 2012 by Robert Lavigne
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Robert Lavigne in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 December 2019.