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DIVISION
CLASS
ORDER
Coscinodiscales
FAMILY
Coscinodiscaceae
GENUS
SPECIES
Coscinodiscus janischii, A.Schmidt, 1878
Morphological Characteristics

Solitary. In valve view the cells are round, while in girdle view they appear rectangular. The flat valve surface has a broad and irregular area in the central part, from which areolae run towards the edges, gradually increasing in size and becoming hexagonal and clearly defined.

Morphological Data
Distinctive morphometric characters
  • Cell Diameter: from 245 to 246 µm
  • Central areolae in 10µm: from 4 to 4 n°
Distribution

Marine.

Notes

Toxicity:

Not reported.

Resistence Stages:

Not reported.

SHAPE
Shape Type
simple
Shape Unit
Cell
Cod:
3 - Cylinder
Surface Area
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