Coscinodiscus polychordus Gran 1897

Publication Details
Coscinodiscus polychordus Gran 1897: 30, pl. 2: fig. 33; pl. IV, fig. 56

Published in: Gran, H.H. (1897). Protophyta: Diatomaceae, Silicoflagellata und Cilioflagellata. In: Den Norske Nordhavs Exped. 1876-1878. Vol. 7. Zoology and Botany. (Anon. Eds), pp. 1-36. Christiania: Grøndal & Søns.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thalassiosira angustelineata (A.W.F.Schmidt) G.Fryxell & Hasle.

Source of Synonymy
Hasle, G.R. & Syvertsen, E.E. (1996). Marine diatoms. In: Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 5-385. San Diego: Academic Press.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 January 2020

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Nomenclatural note
Binomial also proposed by Cleve-Euler 1951:75, fig. 129, as Coscinodiscus (Coscinosira) polychordus (Gran) mh., with Basionym Coscinodiscus polychordus Gran 1897. (See also CAS Diatom Collection) - (05 April 2021) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 July 2025

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