Craspedodiscus elegans
| Craspedodiscus elegans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes | 
| Clade: | Sar | 
| Clade: | Stramenopiles | 
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta | 
| Clade: | Diatomeae | 
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae | 
| Order: | Coscinodiscales | 
| Family: | Coscinodiscaceae | 
| Genus: | Craspedodiscus | 
| Species: | C. elegans  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Craspedodiscus elegans Ehrenberg (1844)  | |
| Synonyms | |
| 
 Coscinodiscus craspedodiscus Kützing 1849  | |
Craspedodiscus elegans is a species of diatoms in the genus Craspedodiscus. It is the type-species in the genus.