Cestodiscus johnsonianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coscinodiscales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: Sar
Infraregnum: Heterokonta
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Subphylum: Bacillariophytina
Classis: Bacillariophyceae
Subclassis: Coscinodiscophycidae
Superordo: Coscinodiscanae
Ordo: Coscinodiscales

Familia: Coscinodiscaceae
Genus: Cestodiscus
Species: †Cestodiscus johnsonianus

Name

Cestodiscus johnsonianus Greville, 1865

Etymology: Named after the English diatomist, Christopher Johnson (1782-1866), a member of the Microscopical Society of London. See obituary in the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, 2nd Series, 7(25): 96 (1867).

References

  • Greville, R.K. 1865. Descriptions of new and rare diatoms. Series XVI. Transactions of the Microscopical Society, New Series, London 13: 43–57. Reference page.