The Australian Algae Name Index (AANI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with algae names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. AANI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian Algae, please use the Australian Algae List (AAL) link above.
Showing Coscinodiscus oculus-iridis
- AAL
- Eukaryota(reg.)
- Bacillariophyta(div.)
- Coscinodiscophyceae(cl.)
- Coscinodiscophycidae(subcl.)
- Coscinodiscales(ordo)
- Coscinodiscaceae(fam.)
- Coscinodiscus(gen.)
- oculus-iridis(sp.)
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Type locality: North Sea (Germany)
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AMANI dist.: Australian Antarctic Territory -
Habit: Planktonic -
Graphic: Scott & Thomas 2004: fig 2.18 c -
Nutrition: Autotrophic
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Comment: Marine and estuarine -
Distribution: N.T. (Arafura Sea), Qld (Torres Str., Cairns), N Coral Sea, N.S.W. (Wisemans Ferry), W.A. (Perth), Australian Antarctic Territory -
Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (California, Washington, Virginia, Maine), Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Baffin Bay), British Isles, Baltic Sea, North Sea, Black Sea, Gulf of Guinea, Arabian Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, New Zealand, Southern Ocean, Antarctica