Coscinodiscus elegans

Coscinodiscus elegans
Scientific classification
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Subphylum:	Bacillariophyceae
Class:	Coscinodiscophyceae
Order:	Coscinodiscales
Family:	Coscinodiscaceae
Genus:	Coscinodiscus
Species:	C. elegans
Binomial name
*Coscinodiscus elegans* Greville 1866
Subspecies
Coscinodiscus elegans var. inermis (Pantocsek) F.Fricke Coscinodiscus elegans var. minutus H.Okuno Coscinodiscus elegans var. parvipunctata A.Truan y Luard & O.N.Witt Coscinodiscus elegans var. spinifera Grove & G.Sturt

Coscinodiscus elegans is a species of diatoms in the family Coscinodiscaceae. It is found in the Gulf of Mexico.