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DiatomBase taxon details

Cosmiodiscus elegans Greville, 1866 †

AphiaID

626129 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:626129)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Cosmiodiscus R.K. Greville, 1866 †

Original name

Cosmiodiscus elegans Greville, 1866 †

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Variety Cosmiodiscus elegans var. curta (Rattray) M. Peragallo, 1897 accepted as Coscinodiscus perikompsos var. curta Rattray, 1890 (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Cosmiodiscus elegans var. elegans Greville, 1866 (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Cosmiodiscus elegans var. inermis (Pantocsek) Fricke in Schmidt et al., 1902 accepted as Stephanodiscus kanitzii f. inermis Pantocsek, 1886 (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

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. Cosmiodiscus elegans Greville, 1866 †. Accessed at: https://www.diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=626129 on 2026-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

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2012-09-03 10:56:52Z

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

additional source Harper, M.A.; Cassie Cooper, V.; Chang, F.H.; Nelson, W.A.; Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Ochrophyta: brown and golden-brown algae, diatoms, silicoflagellates, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 114-163. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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