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Scientific Name: Coscinodiscus gigas Ehrenberg 1841
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Volker Bandke (Flickr)
Classification:
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Bacillariophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Coscinodiscales
Family: Coscinodiscaceae
Description:
The cell walls of this diatom are flat or nearly flat, with a mantle that slopes steeply or remains straight. The cells contain multiple small, rounded chloroplasts.When viewed from the side (girdle view), the cells have a discoid shape and thick walls. When viewed from the top (valve view), the cells do not have a central rosette, but rather coarse areolae (small openings) arranged in irregular radial rows.In essence, the frustules, or siliceous cell walls of diatoms, of this species resemble coins in shape.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Southeast Coast of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Islam MT, Haider SMB, Md AS (2021) Phytoplankton assemblages in the south eastern coastal area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh with special reference to environmental variables. Int J Fish Aquat Stud, 9, 42-54.
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