Coscinodiscus bulla M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman 1966

Publication Details
Coscinodiscus bulla M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman 1966: 122, pl. I: fig. 1

Published in: Hohn, M.H. & Hellermann, J. (1966). New diatoms from the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, Delaware and Chesapeake Bay area of Baltimore, Maryland. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 85(1): 115-130.

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 incerta I.V.Makarova.

Source of Synonymy
Desianti, N., Potapova, M. & Beals, J. (2015). Examination of the type materials of diatoms described by Hohn and Hellerman from the Atlantic Coast of the USA. Diatom Research 30(2): 93-116.

Type Information
Type locality: north border of Patapsco River, Back River, Baltimore County, Maryland; (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: 105, table 1) Holotype: fig. 91: 7 October 1953; in the vicinity of outfall pipe for sewage treatment plant of Baltimore; Typha scrapings; ANSP; slide GC44899 (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: 105, table 1)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 August 2015

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025