Coscinodiscus centralis Ehrenberg (1839: 129)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.372.2.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0392662B-FF9F-2F65-FF61-F2F3FD8BFBB6 |
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Coscinodiscus centralis Ehrenberg (1839: 129) |
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Coscinodiscus centralis Ehrenberg (1839: 129) ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 2–10 )
References: Hasle & Syvertsen 1997, figs 6a–c; pl. 15, figs 20a, b; Desikachary 1988, pl. 510, fig. 4, pl. 514, fig. 6, pl. 547, figs 1–4.
Features: Diameter 140–200 μm.
Description: Valves circular, slightly convex. Hexagonal areolae arranged in radial lines. In the center of the valve is visible characteristic rosette of larger central areolae.
Remarks: This large species is widespread in the plankton of the Gulf and is deposited on the sediment in Basra corals.
Ecology and Distribution: widely distributed pelagic species. Previously reported from the Gulf ( Hendey 1970, Simonsen 1974). Frequent in Basra corals.
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Coscinodiscus centralis Ehrenberg (1839: 129)
Al-Handal, Adil Y., Thomas, Evan W. & Pennesi, Chiara 2018 |
Coscinodiscus centralis
Ehrenberg, C. G. 1839: ) |