Cocconeis

<i>Cocconeis</i>

Cocconeis

Genus of single-celled organisms

Cocconeis is a genus of diatoms. Members of the genus are elliptically shaped diatoms.

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Cocconeis duplex

The green alga Cladophora is frequently covered with Cocconeis, as are individuals of Antarctic minke whales, often found with orange-brown to yellowish patches of Cocconeis ceticola on their bodies.

References

    • Riaux-Gobin, C. et al. 2014: Cocconeis pinnata W. Gregory ex Greville (Bacillariophyta): Lectotypification and an emended description after examination of type material and South Pacific specimens. Phytotaxa 156 (3), pages 81–99, doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.156.3.1
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