Skeletonema costatum

Species of single-celled organism

Skeletonema costatum is a cosmopolitan centric diatom that belongs to the genus Skeletonema. It was first described by R. K. Greville, who originally named it Melosira costata, in 1866. It was later renamed by Cleve in 1873 and was more narrowly defined by Zingone et al. and Sarno et al. Skeletonema costatum is the most well known species of the genus Skeletonema and is often one of the dominant species responsible for red tide events.

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