Coscinodiscus brockmannii

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: Coscinodiscus
Species: Coscinodiscus brockmannii

Name

Coscinodiscus brockmannii T.Reinhold, 1937

Etymology: Named after Christoph Brockmann (1878-1968), who may have taught Reinhold about diatoms.

References

  • Reinhold, T. 1937. Fossil Diatoms of the Neogene of Java and their Zonal Distribution. Verhandelingen van het Geologisch-Mijnbouwkindig Genootschap voor nederland Kolonien, Geol. Serie 12: 43-133. Reference page. 
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