Coscinodiscus kurzii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Coscinodiscaceae
Genus: Coscinodiscus
Species: Coscinodiscus kurzii

Name

Coscinodiscus kurzii Grunow in Schmidt, 1888

Etymology: Named after the German botanist, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz (1834-1878), who collected diatoms from southeast Asia (e.g., Java, Indonesia, and Malaysia).

References

• Schmidt, A.W.F. 1888. In: Atlas der Diatomaceen-Kunde (A.W.F. Schmidt et al., eds), 1874–1959. O.R. Reisland, Leipzig, 480 pls. [Ser.3: Heft 25–36 (1886–1890)].  Reference page. 

• Coscinodiscus kurzii in the World Register of Marine Species