Coscinodiscus
{{Short description|Genus of single-celled organisms}}
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| image = Coscinodiscus radiatus.jpg
| image_caption = Coscinodiscus radiatus
| taxon = Coscinodiscus
| authority = Ehrenberg, 1839
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = many, see text
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Coscinodiscus is a genus of centric diatoms in the family Coscinodiscaceae. It is the type genus of its family. There are over 200 species of Coscinodiscus.M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/#77954 Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg 1839 is the type species of this genus.{{Cite web |title=Coscinodiscus {{!}} Genera - Diatoms of North America |url=https://diatoms.org/genera/coscinodiscus |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=diatoms.org}}
File:Views of a living and cleaned centric diatom, Coscinodiscus wailesii.webp}} Light micrographs of a living cell in face view (a) and side view (b); many small discoid chloroplasts are visible. FESEM micrographs of a cleaned single valve, inner view (c) and outer view of a complete theca (d).De Tommasi, E., Congestri, R., Dardano, P., De Luca, A.C., Managò, S., Rea, I. and De Stefano, M. (2018) "UV-shielding and wavelength conversion by centric diatom nanopatterned frustules". Scientific Reports, 8(1): 1–14. {{doi|10.1038/s41598-018-34651-w}}. 50px Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]. {{align|right|Scale bars: 50 μm.}}]]
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- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148917 Coscinodiscus at the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)]
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