Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Coscinodiscus reniformis
Coscinodiscaceae
Coscinodiscus reniformis Castrac. , legitimate, scientific
Castrac. (1886), Rep. Sci. Res. Voy. H.M.S.Challenger1873–1876, Bot 2: 160, pl. 12, fig. 12 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: “from different and widely separated localities”
Hallegraeff, G.M. & Jeffrey, S.W. (1984), Tropical phytoplankton species and pigments of continental shelf waters of north and north-west Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 20: 59–74 [secondary reference]
McCarthy, P. (2012), Census of Australian Marine Diatoms: - [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
  • Distribution: N & NW Australia
  • Ex.distribution: Caribbean Sea, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Mozambique Channel, South China Sea, Japan, E Pacific Ocean (Chile)