''Cocconeis'' is a genus of diatoms. Members of the genus are elliptically shaped diatoms. The green alga ''

Cladophora ''Cladophora'' is a genus of reticulated filamentous Ulvophyceae (green algae). The genus ''Cladophora'' contains many species that are very hard to tell apart and classify, mainly because of the great variation in their appearances, which is a ...

'' is frequently covered with ''Cocconeis'', as are individuals of

Antarctic minke whale The Antarctic minke whale or southern minke whale (''Balaenoptera bonaerensis'') is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whale Baleen whales ( systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, are a parvorder of ...

s, often found with orange-brown to yellowish patches of ''

Cocconeis ceticola ''Cocconeis'' is a genus of diatoms. Members of the genus are elliptically shaped diatoms. The green alga ''Cladophora'' is frequently covered with ''Cocconeis'', as are individuals of Antarctic minke whale The Antarctic minke whale or sou ...

'' on their bodies.

References

* Riaux-Gobin, C. et al. 2014: Cocconeis pinnata W. Gregory ex Greville (Bacillariophyta): Lectotypification and an emended description after examination of type material and South Pacific specimens. Phytotaxa 156 (3), pages 81–99,

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