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 radiatus
- AAL
- Eukaryota(reg.)
- Bacillariophyta(div.)
- Coscinodiscophyceae(cl.)
- Coscinodiscophycidae(subcl.)
- Coscinodiscales(ordo)
- Coscinodiscaceae(fam.)
- Coscinodiscus(gen.)
- radiatus(sp.)
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Type locality: Mediterranean Sea (Algeria; fossil), North Sea (living)
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AMANI dist.: Australian Antarctic Territory, Temperate seas -
Habitat: Oceanic -
Habit: Planktonic -
Graphic: Scott & Thomas 2004: fig 2.18 d -
Nutrition: Autotrophic
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Distribution: N & NW Australia, N.S.W. (Port Hacking), W.A. (King George Sound) -
Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (E coast), Canada (Nova Scotia), NW Atlantic Ocean, British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Canary Islands, Spain, Black Sea, New Zealand, Campbell Island, Antarctica (Ross Sea)