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Coscinodiscus polyacanthus var. balticus
Grunow, 1880
AphiaID
573429
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:573429)
Classification
Biota
Chromista
Heterokontophyta
Bacillariophytina
Bacillariophyceae
Coscinodiscophycidae
Coscinodiscanae
Coscinodiscales
Coscinodiscaceae
Coscinodiscus
Coscinodiscus polyacanthus
Coscinodiscus polyacanthus var. balticus
Status
unaccepted
Accepted name
Thalassiosira baltica
(Grunow) Ostenfeld, 1901
Rank
Variety
Parent
Coscinodiscus polyacanthus
auct.
Original name
Coscinodiscus polyacanthus var. balticus
Grunow, 1880
Environment
brackish
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2021). DiatomBase.
Coscinodiscus polyacanthus var. balticus
Grunow, 1880. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573429 on 2026-07-18
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Coscinodiscus polyacanthus var. balticus
Grunow, 1880. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=573429 on 2026-07-18
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Sources (1)
additional source
Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp.
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780126930184
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