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C. elegans typically refers to the model round worm Caenorhabditis elegans.

C. elegans may also refer to:

Animals

• Consobrinomia elegans, a species from the Mediterranean
• Clathria elegans, a species (Microcionidae) found in the United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean
• Clathrissa elegans, a synonym for Tedania elegans, a species (Tedaniidae) found in Australia
• Crella elegans (syn. Cribella elegans or Cribrella elegans), a marine species (Crellidae) found in the Adriatic
• Callyspongia elegans (syn. Cladochalina elegans), a species found in Indonesia
• Chalinissa elegans, a synonym for Callyspongia serpentina, a species found in Australia and New Zealand
• Chalinopsilla elegans, a synonym for Dactylia elegans, a species found in Western Australia
• Chalinodendron elegans , a synonym for Haliclona elegans, a species found in South East Australia
• Carteriospongia elegans, a synonym for Carteriospongia foliascens, a species (Thorectidae)
• Caulospongia elegans, a species (Suberitidae) found in Australia
• Craniella elegans, a marine species (Tetillidae) found in South India and Sri Lanka
• † Cribrospongia elegans, an extinct species (Cribrospongiidae) from the Jurassic of Germany
• Caulophacus elegans, a species (Rossellidae, Lanuginellinae) found in Central Kuroshio Current, near Japan
• Corbitella elegans, a species (Euplectellidae) found in the Banda Sea in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia
• † Cardiaphyllum elegans, an extinct species from the Upper Carboniferous of China
• † Calamophylliopsis elegans, a species (Dermosmiliidae) from the Cretaceous of China
• † Chorisastrea elegans, an extinct species (Calamophylliidae) found in Switzerland
• † Codonosmilia elegans, a extinct species (Rhipidogyridae) from the Jurassic of Switzerland
• Coeloria elegans, a species (incertae sedis)
• † Colpophyllia elegans, an extinct species (Mussidae)
• † Comophyllia elegans, an extinct species (Latomeandridae) from the Jurassic of France
• † Conosmilia elegans, an extinct species (Flabellidae) from the Tertiary of South Australia
• †Cyathophora elegans, a synonym for Holocystis elegans, a species (Cyathophoridae) from the Cretaceous of Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom
• Cycloseris elegans, a mushroom coral (Fungiidae) found on the west coast of America
• † Carinthiaphyllum elegans, an extinct species (Geyerophyllidae) from the Carboniferous of China
• † Caliapora elegans an extinct species (†Favositidae) from the Devonian of the Urals
• † Catenipora elegans, an extinct species (†Halysitidae) from the Silurian of Estonia
• † Coenites elegans, an extinct species (†Coenitidae) from the Devonian of Altai
• Callogorgia elegans (syn. Callicella elegans), a species (Primnoidae) found in the West North Pacific
• Chrysogorgia elegans, a species (Chrysogorgiidae) found in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
• Cyathopodium elegans, a species (Clavulariidae) found in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean
• Cavernularia elegans, a species (Veretillidae) from the North Atlantic Ocean
• Ceratomyxa elegans, a species (Ceratomyxidae) found in the Mediterranean and the Argentinian Seas where it is a parasite of toadfishes
• Calliaster elegans, a species
• † Comptonia elegans, an extinct species from the Cretaceous of France
• † Chariaster elegans, an extinct species from the Cretaceous of Egypt
• † Calceolispongia elegans, an extinct species (Calceolispongiidae) that lived along the shores of what corresponds to Timor and Western Australia today
• † Cicerocrinus elegans, an extinct species (Pisocrinidae) known from the Silurian of the United Kingdom
• Clarkometra elegans, a feather star (Colobometridae) found from South West Mindanao in the Philippines to the Bonin Islands, Japan
• † Coelopleurus elegans, a species (Arbaciidae) from the Pleistocene of Japan
• †Catopygus elegans, a synonym for Studeria elegans, an extinct species (Neolampadidae)
• † Cidaris elegans Münster, 1826 (syn. †Cidarites elegans), a fossil species (Cidaridae) from the Jurassic of France
• Cidaris elegans (A. Agassiz, 1879), a synonym for Histocidaris elegans, an extant species (Histocidaridae)
• † Cambraster elegans, an extinct species (family unknown) from the Cambrian
• † Chiridota elegans (syn. †Chirodota elegans), a species (Chiridotidae) from the Pliocene of Europe
• Clavelina elegans, a species (Clavelinidae) found in Japan
• Chorizocarpa elegans, a synonym for Botryllus elegans, a species (Styelidae) found in Mozambique and South Africa
• Culeolus elegans, a species (Pyuridae) found in New Caledonia
• † Curtognathus elegans, an extinct species (Distacodontidae) from the Ordovician of Siberia
• †Cephalaspis elegans, a synonym for † Zychaspis elegans, an extinct species (†Scolenaspididae) from the Devonian of Ukraine
• † Chomatodus elegans, a prehistoric species
• Carcharias elegans, a synonym for Carcharhinus melanopterus, the blacktip reef shark, a requiem shark (Carcharhinidae) inhabiting the tropical coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans
• † Cladodus elegans, an extinct species from the Carboniferous period
• † Cladoselache elegans, an extinct shark from the Devonian period
• † Ctenacanthus elegans, an extinct species (Ctenacanthidae) from the Carboniferous period
• †Cosmacanthus elegans, a synonym for † Nemacanthus elegans, an extinct species (†Paleospinacidae) from the Triassic of Idaho, United States
• Callionymus elegans, a synonym for Callionymus lyra, the common dragonet, a species (Callionymidae) widespread in the Eastern Atlantic
• Clinus elegans, a synonym for Calliclinus geniguttatus, a marine species (Labrisomidae) native to the Pacific coast of Chile and the Atlantic coast of Argentina
• Coryphaena elegans, a synonym for Luvaris imperialis, the louvar, a marine species (Luvaridae) found in surface waters of temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world
• Cybiosarda elegans, a marine scombrid (Scombridae) found in coastal and oceanic waters of northern Australia and southern New Guinea
• Crenicara elegans, a synonym for Crenicara punctulatum, the checkerboard cichlid, a species (Geophaginae) native to creeks and rivers in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in South America
• Crenicichla elegans, a synonym for Crenicichla reticulata, a species (Cichlinae) native to South America
• Cyprinodon elegans, the Comanche Springs pupfish, a species found in the United States
• Cynodonichthys elegans, a species found in Colombia
• Cynolebias elegans, a synonym for Nematolebias whitei, the Rio pearlfish, a species native to South America
• Cobitis elegans, a synonym for Triplophysa stolickai, the Tibetan stone loach, a species found in southern and central Asia
• Corydoras elegans (syn. Corydorus elegans), the elegant corydoras or elegant catfish, a freshwater armored catfish (Callichthyidae) found in the Upper Amazon River basin
• Crossocheilus elegans, a cyprinid (Cyprinidae) found in northern Borneo, Indonesia
• Curimata elegans or Curimatus elegans, synonyms for Steindachnerina elegans, a species found in rivers in Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Curimatus elegans paraguayensis, a synonym for Curimatella dorsalis, a species from the Orinoco, Amazon, Tocantins and Paraguay-lower Paraná River basins
• Centridermichthys elegans, a synonym for Bero elegans, a sculpin (Cottidae) native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean
• Coregonus elegans, a synonym for Coregonus pollan, the pollan, a freshwater whitefish (salmonidae) known only from five Irish lakes
• † Ceratodus elegans, an extinct lungfish (Ceratodontiformes, Ptychoceratodontidae) from the Triassic of Germany
• †Coelacanthus elegans, a synonym for Rhabdoderma elegans, an extinct coelacanth fish (Rhabdodermatidae) that lived in the Carboniferous
• Cardioglossa elegans, a species (Arthroleptidae) found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
• Cornufer elegans, a species (Ceratobatrachidae) endemic to Papua New Guinea
• † Chlorostilbon elegans, Gould's emerald, a presumed extinct hummingbird (Trochilidae) likely from Jamaica or the Bahamas
• Charadrius elegans, a synonym for Charadrius alexandrinus, the Kentish plover, a cosmopolitan species (Charadriidae)
• Callipepla elegans, a synonym for Callipepla douglasii, the elegant quail, a species (Odontophoridae) endemic to Pacific-slope thorn forest of north-western Mexico
• Coturnicops elegans, a synonym for Sarothrura elegans, the buff-spotted flufftail, a species (Sarothruridae) found in Africa
• Calocitta elegans, a synonym for Calocitta colliei, the black-throated magpie-jay, a species (Corvidae) found in northwestern Mexico
• Celeus elegans, the chestnut woodpecker, a species (Picidae) found in South America
• Calodromas elegans or Calopezus elegans, synonyms for Eudromia elegans, the elegant crested tinamou or martineta tinamou, a species (Tinamidae) found in southern Chile and Argentina
• Calamaria elegans, a synonym for Calamaria modesta, a species (Calamariinae) found in Java
• Coronella elegans Günther, 1858, a synonym for Taeniophallus occipitalis, a species (Dipsadinae) found in South America
• Coronella elegans Jan, 1863, a synonym for Meizodon regularis, the Eastern crowned smooth snake, a species (Colubrinae) found in Africa
• Coluber elegans, a synonym for Psammophis elegans, the elegant sand racer, a species (Psammophiinae) found in tropical Africa
• Craspedocephalus elegans, a synonym for Trimeresurus elegans, the elegant pitviper, a species (Crotalinae) endemic to Japan
• Cursoria elegans or Cusoria elegans, synonyms for Eryx elegans, a species (Erycinae) found in western Central Asia
• Coleonyx elegans, the Yucatán banded gecko, an eyelid gecko (Eublepharinae) found in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize
• Cyrtopodion elegans, a synonym for Cyrtopodion elongatum, the Yangihissar gecko, a species (Gekkoninae) found in northwest China and Mongolia
• Chersine elegans, a synonym for Geochelone elegans, the Indian star tortoise, a species (Testudinidae) found in dry areas and scrub forest in India and Sri Lanka
• Chrysemys elegans, a synonym for Trachemys scripta elegans, the red-eared slider, a pond turtle (Emydidae)
• Cyclanorbis elegans, the Nubian flapshell turtle, a softshell (Trionychidae) found in Africa
• †Chatterjeea elegans, a synonym for † Shuvosaurus inexpectatus, an extinct species of beaked reptiles (†Shuvosauridae) from the Late Triassic of Texas
• †Chirostenotes elegans, a synonym for Leptorhynchos elegans, an extinct species of oviraptorosaurian dinosaur (†Caenagnathidae) from the late Cretaceous of Alberta, Montana and South Dakota
• † Cricosaurus elegans, an extinct marine crocodyliform (Metriorhynchidae) from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
• † Ctenochasma elegans, an extinct species of pterosaurs (†Ctenochasmatidae) of the Late Jurassic of Germany and France
• † Cynodictis elegans, an extinct species of bear dog (†Amphicyonidae) from the Eocene–Oligocene of Eurasia
• †Caenotherium elegans or Cainotherium elegans, synonyms for Cainotherium laticurvatum, an extinct species of rabbit-sized herbivores (†Cainotheriidae) from the Eocene-Miocene of Europe
• † Choilodon elegans, an extinct species (?Tragulidae, the chevrotains) found in phosphorites in Quercy, France
• Chrysochloris elegans, a synonym for Chrysochloris asiatica, the Cape golden mole, a small insectivorous (Chrysochloridae) found in South Africa
• †Cayluxotherium elegans, a synonym for † Neurogymnurus cayluxi, an extinct species of hedgehogs (Erinaceidae) from the Oligocene of France
• †Camphotherium elegans or †Comphotherium elegans, synonyms for † Tetracus nanus, an extinct species of hedgehogs (Erinaceidae) from the Oligocene of Belgium, France and southern England
• Capromys elegans, a synonym for Phloeomys cumingi, the Southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat, a species (Muridae) found only in the Philippines
• Citellus elegans, a synonym for Urocitellus elegans, the Wyoming ground squirrel, a species (Sciuridae) endemic to the Northwestern United States
• † Callograptus elegans, an extinct species (†Dendrograptidae) from the Quebec Group
• Convoluta elegans, a species (Convolutidae) found in the Black Sea
• Chronogaster elegans, a species (Leptolaimidae) found in fresh water in the United States
• Caenorhabditis elegans, a species (Rhabditidae) extensively used as a model in developmental biology
• Craspedonema elegans, a parasitic species (Bunonematidae) found in Brazil
• Cucullanus elegans, an endoparasite (Cucullanidae) of the European perch
• Cloacina elegans, a parasite of marsupials in Australia
• Cyclostrongylus elegans, an oesophageal parasite (Cloacininae) of macropodid marsupials in Australia
• Cyartonema elegans, a free-living marine species (Cyartonematidae) found in Scotland
• Crassolabium elegans, a species (Qudsianematidae) from the Northern Great Plains
• Camallanus elegans, a synonym for Camallanus lacustris, a freshwater species (Camallanidae) parasitic of fish
• Chilenchus elegans, a parasitic species (Tylenchidae) found in Chile
• Calolampra elegans, a giant cockroach (Blaberidae) found in Queensland, Australia
• Corydia elegans, a synonym for Eucorydia aenea, a species (Corydiidae) found in Asia
• Centrocerum elegans, a species found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina
• Cordylomera elegans, a species found in South Africa
• Callichroma elegans, Cerambix elegans or Cerambyx elegans, synonyms for Mionochroma elegans, a species found in Guadeloupe, Grenada, Dominica and St. Lucia
• Callichroma elegans Haldeman, 1847 nec Olivier, 1790, a synonym for Plinthocoelium suaveolens
• Calliprason elegans, a species (Stenoderini) found in New Zealand
• Championa elegans, a species (Heteropsini) found in Mexico
• Clytus elegans, a synonym for Neoclytus scutellaris a species (Clytini) found in the United States
• Coleoxestia elegans or Criodion elegans, synonyms for Poeciloxestia elegans a species (Cerambycini) found in Brazil
• Cacia elegans, a species (Mesosini)
• Callienispia elegans, a synonym for Egesina elegans, a species (Pteropliini)
• Catharesthes elegans, a species (Acanthocinini)
• Ceroplesis elegans, a species (Ceroplesini) found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen
• Chariesthes elegans, a synonym for Chariesthes bella, a species (Tragocephalini) found in Africa
• Cyriocrates elegans, a synonym for Anoplophora elegans, a species (Lamiini) found in South East Asia
• Callidemum elegans, a species found in Australia
• Calligrapha elegans or Chrysomela elegans, synonyms for Calligrapha californica, a species (Chrysomelini) found in the United States and Canada
• Crosita elegans, a species with a Palaearctic distribution
• Cyrtonus elegans (syn. Chrysomela elegans), a species found in Portugal
• Callispa elegans, a species found in Southern Asia
• Callistola elegans a species (Cryptonychini) found in the West Pacific
• Coptocycla elegans, a species found in Brazil
• Cneorane elegans, a species (Galerucini) found in Japan and Korea
• Colobaspis elegans, a species (Megalopodinae) found in Taiwan
• Chondria elegans, a species found in Malaysia
• Corynomalus elegans, a species (Lycoperdininae) found in Ecuador
• Cymbachus elegans, a species (Lycoperdininae) found in Laos
• Cartodere elegans, a species found in Europe
• Calosphaera elegans or Cryptarcha elegans, synonyms for Eucalosphaera elegans a species (Cryptarchinae) found in Perak, Malaysia
• Callotillus elegans, a synonym for Neocallotillus elegans, a species (Tillinae) found in Texas, California and Arizona
• Chariessa elegans, a species found in the United States
• Carphurus elegans, a species (Malachiinae, Carphurini) found in Queensland, Australia
• Clanoptilus elegans, a species found in Europe
• Callizonus elegans, a synonym for Praepodes elegans, a species (not yet assigned to a subfamily) found in Cuba
• Ceutorhynchus elegans, a species (Baridinae, Ceutorhynchini) with a palaearctic distribution
• Coniatus elegans, a species (Hyperinae) found in Syria
• Conotrachelus elegans, the pecan gall curculio, a species (Molytinae) found in North America
• Cryptorhynchus elegans, a species (Cryptorhynchinae) found in North America
• Centrinaspis elegans, a species found in Brazil
• Cleopus elegans, a species (Cionini) found in Italy
• Calandra elegans, a species
• Curculio elegans, a synonym for Sphenophorus abbreviatus, a species (Rhynchophorini) found in Europe
• Cyrtotrachelus elegans, a species (Rhynchophorini) found in the Philippines
• Chaerodrys elegans, a synonym for Metadrosus bellus, a species (Polydrosini) found in Southern Europe
• Chiloneus elegans, a species (Sciaphilini) found in Greece
• Compsus elegans, a species (Eustylini)
• Coptorhynchus elegans, a species (Celeuthetini) found in Indonesia
• Cnesinus elegans a species (Bothrosternini) found in Mexico
• Coptodryas elegans, a species (Xyleborini) found in Burma, India, Indonesia and the Pacific
• Cosmoderes elegans, a species (Cryphalini) found in New Guinea
• Catalabus elegans, a species found in India
• Cerobates elegans, a species found in Africa
• Cephalostenus elegans, a species (Tenebrioninae) found in Greece
• Colposcelis elegans a species (Pimeliinae, Tentyriini) with a palaearctic distribution in Asia
• Cryptochile elegans, a species (Pimeliinae, Cryptochilini) found in Kenya
• Ceraspis elegans, a species (Melolonthinae, Macrodactylini) found in Brazil and Central America (Honduras)
• Canthon elegans or Choeridium elegans, synonyms for Canthon quadriguttatus, a species (Scarabaeinae, Canthonini) found in Brazil, Colombia and Suriname
• Calopotosia elegans, a synonym for Protaetia elegans, a species (Cetoniini) found in Taiwan
• Cetonia elegans Leoni, 1910, a synonym for Cetonia aurata pisana, a subspecies (Cetoniini) of the rose chafer
• Cetonia elegans Fabricius, 1781, a synonym for Heterorrhina elegans, a species (Goliathini) found in India and Sri Lanka
• Chrysoliocola elegans
• Coptomia elegans, a synonym for Pyrrhopoda elegans, a species (Stenotarsiini) found in Madagascar
• Coryphocera elegans, a species found in Senegal
• Cyclocephala elegans, a synonym for Cyclocephala melanocephala, a species found in North and Central America
• Cladognathus elegans, a synonym for Digonophorus elegans, a species found in India
• Cardiophorus elegans, a species found in Chile
• Cardiorhinus elegans, a species found in Brazil
• † Cardiosyne elegans, an extinct species from the Triassic of Argentina
• Compsoctenus elegans, a species (Prosterninae) found in Chile
• Conoderus elegans, a species (Agrypninae) with a Palaearctic distribution
• Ctenicera elegans (syn. Corymbites elegans), a species (Prosterninae) found in Canada
• Cordylocera elegans
• Cautires elegans, a species (Lycinae)
• Chalcogenia elegans
• Chrysochroa elegans, the Japanese jewel beetle (tamamushi in Japanese), a species (Chrysochroinae) found in Japan
• Clema elegans
• Ctenelmis elegans, a species found near rivers in South Africa
• Catalina elegans, a species (Aleocharinae) with an Afrotropical distribution
• Cyrtotyphlus elegans, a species (Leptotyphlinae)
• Cephalochetus elegans (syn. Calliderma elegans), a species (Paederini, Echiasterina) found in Sri Lanka
• Cryptobium elegans, a synonym for Ochthephilum elegans, a species (Paederini, Cryptobiina) found in Australia
• Centrophthalmus elegans, a species (Tyrini) with a palaearctic distribution
• Chandleria elegans, a species (Metopiasini) found in Panama
• Creniphilus elegans, a synonym for Paracymus elegans, a species (Hydrophilinae) found in the Southern California
• Calosoma elegans (syn. Callisthenes elegans), a species (Carabini) found in Kazakhstan
• Collyris elegans, (syn. Colliuris elegans Vanderl., 1829), a species (Collyridini) found in Java
• Caledonomorpha elegans, a species found in New Guinea
• Cephalota elegans (syn. Cicindela elegans Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785), a species (Cicindelini) found in Russia
• Catascopus elegans, a species found in South East Asia and Australia
• Colliuris elegans (Guerin-Meneville, 1855), a species (Odacanthini) found in Brazil
• Cymindis elegans, a species found in the United States
• Callistomimus elegans, a species found in South Africa
• Chlaenius elegans
• Carenum elegans, a species from Western Australia
• Clivina elegans, a species found in Australia
• Caelostomus elegans, a species (Pterostichinae)
• Cimmerites elegans, a species (Trechinae)
• Colpodes elegans, a species (Platyninae)
• Craspedophorus elegans, a species (Panagaeinae)
• Cypholoba elegans, a synonym for Cypholoba divisa, a species (Anthiinae)
• † Coptoclavella elegans, an extinct species from the Cretaceous of Mongolia
• Colymbetes elegans, a synonym for Copelatus posticatus, a species (Copelatinae)
• Chelisoches elegans, a synonym for Euenkrates elegans, a species (Chelisochidae) found in Sumatra and Java
• Calohilara elegans, a synonym for Hilara elegans, a species (Empididae) found in Myanmar
• Cerdistus elegans, a species (Asilidae) found in Tunisia
• Chrysotus elegans, a synonym for Chrysotus pallidipalpus, a long-legged fly (Dolichopodidae) found in Hawaii
• Cytherea elegans, a bee fly (Bombyliidae) found in France
• Chalcosyrphus elegans, a species (Xylotini) found in Myanmar
• Chrysogaster elegans, a synonym for Orthonevra elegans, a species (Brachyopini) found in Europe
• Chrysotoxum elegans, a species (Syrphini) found in southern mainland Europe
• Chloropsina elegans (syn. Chromatopterum elegans), a species (Chloropinae) found in the Philippines
• Conioscinella elegans, a species (Oscinellinae) found in Europe
• Callomyia elegans, a flat-footed fly (Platypezidae) found in Europe
• Cardiacephala elegans, a synonym for Plocoscelus podagricus, a species (Micropezidae) found in Brazil and Peru
• Cecidocharella elegans, a fruit fly (Tephritidae) found in Brazil
• Cestrotus elegans, a species (Lauxaniidae) found in Ethiopia and Morocco
• Chamaemyia elegans, a species (Chamaemyiidae) present in Europe
• Chelisia elegans, a synonym for Anthomyia obscuripennis, a species (Anthomyiidae) found in the United States
• Coenosia elegans, a house fly (Muscidae) found in Alaska
• Conops elegans, a thick-headed fly (Conopidae) found in Cyprus, France and Spain
• Chyliza elegans, a species of rust flies (Psilidae) found in Taiwan
• Cryptomeigenia elegans, a tachinid fly (Tachinidae) found in Mexico
• Cuterebra elegans, a synonym for Cuterebra rufiventris, a rodent bot fly (Oestridae, Cuterebrinae) found in Brazil and Peru
• Coenura elegans (syn. Caenura elegans), a species found in Chile
• Chrysopilus elegans, a species found from Costa Rica to Peru
• Cyphomyia elegans, a synonym for Euparyphus elegans, a species (Stratiomyinae, Oxycerini) found in Mexico
• Cecidomyia elegans, a gall midge (Cecidomyiidae) found in Germany
• Corynoptera elegans, a dark-winged fungus gnat (Sciaridae) found in Argentina
• Ctenophora elegans, a true crane-fly (Tipulidae) found in Europe
• Chironomus elegans, a synonym for Eurycnemus crassipes, a species (Orthocladiinae) found in Europe
• Cricotopus elegans, a species (Orthocladiinae) found in Europe
• Culex elegans, a species (Culicinae), possibly a synonym for Aedes aegypti
• Cardiastethus elegans, a species (Anthocoridae) with a neotropical distribution
• Coranus elegans, an assassin bug (Reduviidae, Harpactorinae) found in Africa
• Corythucha elegans, the willow lace bug, a lace bug (Tingidae) found on willows in North America
• Capsodes elegans, a synonym for Capsodes gothicus, a species (Mirinae) found in Europe
• † Closterocoris elegans, an extinct species (Mirinae) found in the Eocene Florissant Formation of Colorado
• Compsocerocoris elegans, a species found in Central America
• † Corixa elegans, an extinct species (Corixidae) from the Oligocene of Germany
• Cephaloplatus elegans, a species (Carpocorini) found in the Northern Territory, Australia
• Commius elegans (syn. Cimex elegans), a species (Diemeniini) found in Australia
• Cyptocephala elegans, a species (Pentatomini) found in Illinois
• Coptosoma elegans, a species (Platasdinae) found in Europe
• Cercinthus elegans (syn. Coreus elegans), a species (Coreidae) found in the Canary Islands
• Carvalhodrymus elegans, a species (Rhyparochromidae) found in Ghana and Cameroon
• Cymus elegans, a species (Lygaeidae) found in Korea
• Calyptoproctus elegans, a lanternfly (Fulgoridae) found in Surinam, Brazil, French Guiana and Honduras
• Cromna elegans, a synonym for Siphanta acuta, the green planthopper or the torpedo bug, a species (Flatidae)
• Callistrophia elegans , a synonym for Taurotettix elegans, a hopper (Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Cicadulini) found in Asia
• Callipterus elegans, a synonym for Tinocallis platani, a species (Aphididae, Calaphidinae) found in Europe and North America
• Cacopsylla elegans, a species (Psyllidae) found in Japan
• Colposcenia elegans, a species (Aphalaridae, Aphalarinae) with a palaearctic distribution distribution in North and East Africa and the Middle East
• Ceropales elegans, a species (Ceropalinae) found in Texas
• Cryptocheilus elegans, a species (Pepsinae) found in Europe
• Camponotus elegans, a carpenter ant (Formicinae) found in South East Queensland and West Australia
• Cardiocondyla elegans, a species (Myrmicinae) found in the Mediterranean region
• Cerapachys elegans, a species (Dorylinae) found in Australia
• Conomyrma elegans, a synonym for Dorymyrmex elegans, a species (Dolichoderinae) endemic to the United States and Mexico
• Crematogaster elegans, a species (Myrmicinae) found on the Aru and Kai Islands, Indonesia
• Centris elegans, a species (Apinae) found on Saint Vincent and Grenadines
• Crocisa elegans, a synonym for Thyreus elegans, a species (Apinae) found in Eurasia and Africa
• Caupolicana elegans a species found in Mexico and the United States
• Colletes elegans, a ground-nesting species found in Israel
• Cerceris elegans, a species found in Russia
• Calaphidius elegans, a parasitoid species (Aphidiinae) found in Europe
• Chelonus elegans, a species (Cheloninae)
• Chrysopophthorus elegans, a synonym for Chrysopophthorus hungaricus, a parasitoid species (Euphorinae) found in North Italy and introduced in Great Britain
• Coelinidea elegans (syn. Chaenon elegans or Coelinius elegans), a species of parasitoid wasps (Alysiinae) found in Europe
• Callibracon elegans, a species (Braconini)
• Campyloneurus elegans, a species (Braconini) found in Cameroon
• Campodorus elegans, a parasitic wasp (Ctenopelmatinae, Mesoleiini) found in England
• Campoplex elegans, a synonym for Dusona elegans, a parasitic wasp (Campopleginae, Limneriini) found in Tanzania
• Cryptanuridimorpha elegans, a synonym for Polycyrtus vierecki, a species (Gelinae, Cryptini) found in Peru
• Calliscelio elegans (syn. Caloteleia elegans), a parasitoid wasp (Platygastridae) found on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu
• Cerachalcis elegans or Cratocentrus elegans, synonyms for Cratocentrus ruficornis, a species (Chalcididae) found in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
• Chaetospila elegans or Choetospila elegans, synonyms for Theocolax elegans, a parasitic wasp (Pteromalidae) of immature stages of stored grain pest insects
• Cheiloneurus elegans (syn. Cleonymus elegans), a parasitic wasp (Encyrtidae)
• Chrysolampus elegans, a species (Perilampidae) with a Nearctic distribution
• Cosmocoma elegans, a synonym for Polynema howardii, a species of fairyflies or fairy wasps (Mymaridae) with a Nearctic distribution
• Chrysis elegans, a species (Chrysidinae) found in Southern Europe
• Cleptes elegans, a synonym for Cleptes semicyaneus, a species (Cleptinae) found in Europe
• Catapaecilma elegans, the common tinsel, a species found in Asia
• Clossiana elegans, a species (Heliconiinae)
• Cyrestis elegans, a synonym for Cyrestis camillus elegans, a species (Cyrestinae) known from Madagascar
• Colias elegans, a synonym for Colias phicomone, the mountain clouded yellow, , a species (Coliadinae) found in the Cantabrian Mountains, the Pyrenees, the Carpathian Mountains and the Alps
• Callimormus elegans, a synonym for Callimormus radiola elegans, a subspecies of the radiant skipper (Hesperiinae) found in southern Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina
• Chapra elegans, a species
• Cobalopsis elegans, a species (Hesperiinae) found in Ecuador
• Cacozelia elegans, a species found in Venezuela
• Circobotys elegans, a species found in Taiwan
• Crambus elegans, a synonym for Microcrambus elegans, the elegant grass-veneer moth, a species (Crambinae) found in North America
• Cryptographis elegans, a species (Pyraustinae) found in Porto Rico
• Cacogamia elegans, a synonym for Tisis elegans, a species (Lecithoceridae) found on Java
• Coleophora elegans, a species (Coleophoridae) found in Africa
• Casphalia elegans, a species found in Ghana
• Compsopsectra elegans, a species found in the Philippines
• Cyrtosia elegans, a synonym for Packardia elegans, the elegant tailed slug moth, a species (Limacodinae) found in Canada and the United States
• Catalebeda elegans, a eggar (Lasiocampidae) found in Africa
• Callocossus elegans, a synonym for Eulophonotus elegans, a species (Zeuzerinae) found in Sierra Leone, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania
• Costria elegans, a species (Cossinae) found in South America
• Cochylimorpha elegans, a species (Tortricinae) found in Iran
• Callionima elegans, a synonym for Callionima grisescens, a species (Macroglossinae)
• Chaerocampa elegans, a synonym for Hippotion echeclus, a species (Macroglossinae) found in South-East Asia
• Callhistia elegans, a species (Boarmiini)
• Cleora elegans, a synonym for Cleora leucophaea, a species found in Russia, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea
• Colpocraspeda elegans, a species found in Papua New Guinae
• Coenocalpe elegans, a species (Melanthiini) found in North America
• Chersotis elegans, a species found in the mountains of Spain, Greece, Turkey, the Caucasus and Lebanon
• Chytonix elegans, a species from Costa Rica
• Conistra elegans, a species
• Cosmodes elegans, the green-blotched moth, a species found in Australia and New Zealand
• Correbia elegans a species (Euchromiina) found in Panama
• Correbidia elegans, a species found in Mexico and Panama
• Cosmosoma elegans, a species found in Brazil
• Calliteara elegans, a synonym for Mpanjaka elegans, a species (Lymantrini) found in Madagascar
• Cacyparis elegans, a species found in the Solomon Islands
• Caliris elegans, a species found in Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo
• Calofulcinia elegans, a species found in New Guinea
• Cordulecerus elegans, a species found in South America
• Ceraeochrysa elegans, a species found in Costa Rica
• Chrysopidia elegans, a species found in China and Nepal
• Creoleon elegans, a species (Myrmeleontinae) found in Iran
• † Campterophlebia elegans, an extinct species (†Campterophlebiidae) from the Jurassic of Germany
• Chlorolestes elegans, a sylph (Synlestidae) found in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe
• Calopteryx elegans, a synonym for Calopteryx angustipennis, the Appalachian jewelwing, a species (Calopterygidae) endemic to the United States
• Cyphocerastis elegans, a species found in Africa
• Calephorus elegans, a synonym for Calephorus compressicornis, French name: Criquet des dunes, a species found in France, Spain and Africa
• Caryanda elegans (Bolívar, 1911), a synonym for Caryanda modesta, a species
• Caryanda elegans Bolívar, 1918, a synonym for Caryanda neoelegans, a species
• Catantops elegans or Cryptocatantops elegans, synonyms for Cryptocatantops debilis, a species (Catantopini) found in Namibia
• Chitaura elegans, a species found in Indo-Malaysia
• Clinocephalus elegans, a synonym for Dichromorpha elegans, the short-winged grasshopper
• Chortoicetes elegans, a synonym for Chortoicetes terminifera, the Australian plague locust
• Chlorizeina elegans, a synonym for Chlorizeina unicolor unicolor, a species found in Asia
• Cataloipus elegans, a synonym for Cataloipus cognatus, a species found in Asia (India, Pakistan) and Africa (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa)
• Chloromastax elegans , a synonym for Apteropeoedes elegans, a species (Pseudoschmidtiinae) found in Madagascar
• Ceuthophilus elegans, a cave cricket (Rhaphidophoridae) found in the United States
• Clonia elegans, a synonym for Clonia melanoptera, the giant black-winged clonia, a predatory katydid (Saginae) found in South Africa
• Coptaspis elegans, a species (Conocephalinae)
• Campanulotes elegans, a species parasite on the brush bronzewing, a bird in the pigeon family endemic to Australia
• Compsocus elegans, a species (Compsocidae) found in Central America
• Caecilius elegans, a synonym for Valenzuela elegans, a species of lizard barklice (Caeciliusidae) found in Haiti and the Hispaniola island
• Colpostigma elegans,a synonym for Thyrsopsocus elegans, a species (Psocidae) found in Brazil
• Cryptopygus elegans, a slender springtail (Entomobryidae) found in Argentina
• † Congestheriella elegans, an extinct species of branchiopods (†Afrograptidae) from the Upper Jurassic
• Calanus elegans, a synonym for Calanus finmarchicus, a species (Calanidae) part of zooplankton found in enormous amounts in the northern Atlantic Ocean
• Calocalanus elegans, a marine species (Calocalanidae) found in the Canaries, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and sub-Antarctic waters
• Centropages elegans, a marine species (Centropagidae)
• Cyclopinodes elegans (syn. Cyclopina elegans or Cyclopinoides elegans), a marine species (Cyclopinidae) found in Scotland
• Cyclops elegans, a freshwater species (Cyclopidae)
• Caligus elegans or Caligulus elegans, synonyms for Caligus curtus, a sea louse (Caligidae) parasite of the Atlantic cod
• Collocheres elegans, a species (Asterocheridae) found in the British Isles and West Norway infesting the black brittle star
• Cancricepon elegans (syn. Cepon elegans), a species that parasitises the crab Pilumnus hirtellus from French and Great Britain's waters
• Clianella elegans, a synonym for Dynoides elegans, a species found in California
• Cymothoa elegans, a parasitic species found in the Java Sea
• Chalarostylis elegans
• Cyclaspis elegans
• Calcinus elegans, the elegant hermit, a hermit crab (Diogenidae) found in the Indo-West Pacific region
• † Callianassa elegans, an extinct species (Callianassidae) from Java
• Choniognathus elegans, a crab (Majidae) found in South Africa
• Cuapetes elegans, a shrimp (Palaemonidae)
• Caprellinoides elegans
• Conchoecia elegans, a synonym for Discoconchoecia elegans, a species (Halocypridae) found in Norway
• † Cystomatochilina elegans, an extinct species (†Eurychilinidae) from the Silurian of central Bohemia, Czech Republic
• Chlamydotheca elegans, a freshwater species (Cypridinae) found in Colombia
• Cypricercus elegans, a freshwater species (Cypricercinae) found in Colombia
• Caledothele elegans, a species found in New Caledonia
• Cethegus elegans, a species found in Queensland
• Cyriocosmus elegans, a species found in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago
• Cheiracanthium elegans, a species found in Europe and Central Asia
• Camillina elegans, a species found in the Caribbean, in Angola and in the Pacific Islands
• Cesonia elegans, a species found on St. Vincent, Dominica
• Chalcoscirtus elegans, a synonym for Rogmocrypta elegans a species (Hisponinae) found in New Caledonia and the Philippines
• Cambridgea elegans, a species found in New Zealand
• Callinethis elegans, a synonym for Opadometa fastigata, the pear-shaped leucauge, a species (Leucauginae) found in India to Philippines and Sulawesi
• Chelifer elegans, a synonym for Mesochernes elegans, a species found in Venezuela
• Chrysochernes elegans, a species found in New Mexico, United States
• Cryptocheiridium elegans (syn. Cubanocheiridium elegans), a species (Cheiridiidae) found in Cuba
• Cryptoditha elegans, a species (Tridenchthoniidae) found in Brazil
• Calocheiridius elegans, a species (Olpiidae) found in India
• Caelopygus elegans, a species found in Brazil
• Carinostoma elegans, a species found in Hungary
• Cereatta elegans, a species found in Cameroon
• Centruroides elegans (syn; Centrurus elegans), a species (Buthidae) found in Mexico
• † Compsoscorpius elegans, an extinct species from the Carboniferous of France and the United Kingdom
• Colopalpus elegans, a synonym for Tenuipalpus elegans, a flat mite (Tenuipalpidae)
• Cubanohydracarus elegans, a species (Hungarohydracaridae) found in Cuba
• †Cyclagnostus elegans, a synonym for Acmarhachis elegans, an extinct species (†Agnostidae) from the Upper Cambrian of the USSR
• † Costonia elegans, a species (†Trinucleidae) from the Ordovician of South Shropshire, England
• † Coronocephalus elegans, an extinct species (†Encrinuridae) from the Silurian of China
• †Conocephalites elegans, a synonym for † Bailiaspis elegans, an extinct species (†Conocoryphidae) from the Cambrian
• Cormocephalus elegans, a species (Scolopendridae) found in North Africa
• Caecum elegans, a synonym for Caecum trachea, a minute sea snail (Caecidae) found on rocky shores in European waters
• Caloria elegans, a colorful sea slug (Facelinidae) found in European waters
• Cancellaria elegans, a synonym for Merica elegans, the elegant nutmeg, a sea snail (Cancellariidae) found off the Philippines, Indonesia, Western Thailand and Queensland
• Capulus elegans (syn. Capula elegans), a sea snail (Capulidae)
• Chilina elegans, an air-breathing freshwater snail (Chilinidae) found in Chile
• Choristes elegans var. tenera, a synonym for Choristella tenera, a sea snail (Lepetellidae) found in the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey and North Carolina, United States
• Chromodoris elegans, a synonym for Felimare picta, a sea slug (Chromodorididae) found throughout the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean
• Chrysallida elegans, a synonym for Liamorpha elegans, a sea snail (Pyramidellidae) found in the European waters
• Cochlespira elegans, a sea snail (Cochlespiridae) found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Greater Antilles
• Cochlostoma elegans, a land snail (Cochlostomatidae) found on the island of Pag in Croatia
• Coenocharopa elegans, the elegant pinwheel snail, an air-breathing land snail (Charopidae) found in Queensland, Australia
• Comitas elegans, a sea snail (Turridae)
• Constantia elegans, a sea snail (Vanikoridae) found in Japan
• Coronium elegans, a sea snail (Muricidae) found off the southeastern coast of Brazil
• Cryptospira elegans, a sea snail (Marginellidae) found in Asia
• Cyclostoma elegans, a synonym for Pomatias elegans, the round-mouthed snail, a land snail (Pomatiidae) common in Southern Europe
• Cyclostrema elegans, a synonym for Adeorbis elegans, a sea snail (Tornidae)
• Cyerce elegans, a sacoglossan sea slug (Caliphyllidae)
• † Cypraedia elegans (syn. Cypraea elegans or Cypraeovula elegans), a sea snail (Pediculariidae) from the Eocene Europe
• † Cheilotomona elegans, an extinct marine species (†Goniasmatidae) from the Triassic of Guizhou Province, China
• † Craspedopoma elegans, an extinct species (Craspedopomatidae or Maizaniidae) from the Miocene of Germany
• Cyclophorus elegans, a species (Cyclophoridae) found in China
• Choristes elegans, a synonym for Amauropsis islandica, the Iceland moonsnail, a predatory sea snail (Naticidae)
• †Chenopus elegans, a synonym for † Digitolabrum elegans, an extinct species (Aporrhaidae) from the Eocene of Egypt
• Cantharus elegans, a true whelk (Buccinidae) found in Panama and Mexico
• Columbella elegans, a synonym for Cotonopsis turrita, a sea snail (Columbellidae) found in West America
• Conasprella elegans (syn. Conus elegans G. B. Sowerby III, 1895), a sea snail (Conidae) found from Somalia to Pakistan and off Western Australia
• Conus elegans Schepman, 1913, a synonym for Conasprella comatosa, a sea snail (Conidae) found in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, the Philippines, Northwest Australia, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands
• Cerithiopsida elegans (syn. Cerithiopsis elegans), a sea snail (Newtoniellidae) found in the Kuril Islands
• Cerithium elegans, a fossil sea snail (Cerithiidae)
• Chelidonura elegans, a synonym for Chelidonura hirundinina, a sea slug (Aglajidae) found in the western Indo-Pacific and the Caribbean Sea
• Columbinia elegans, an air-breathing land snail (Clausiliidae) found in Peru
• † Calogoniodiscus elegans, an extinct species (Discidae) from the Tertiary
• † Calliomphalus elegans, an extinct species (Calliotropidae) from the Cretaceous of Siberia
• Calliostoma elegans , a synonym for Laetifautor elegans, a sea snail (Calliostomatidae) found in Japan
• Chunula elegans, a synonym for Liotella elegans, a marine species (Skeneidae) found off the Northern Territory, Australia
• † Cucullaea elegans, an extinct species of false ark shells (Cucullaeidae) from the North of Germany
• † Crenella elegans, an extinct species (Mytilidae) from the Lutecian of France
• † Crassostrea elegans (syn. †Cubitostrea elegans), an extinct species of true oysters (Ostreidae)
• Crenatula elegans, a synonym for Crenatula picta, a marine species (Pteriidae) known from Madagascar and the Red Sea
• † Caestocorbula elegans, an extinct saltwater clam from the Eocene of Belgium
• † Corbulamella elegans (syn. Corbula elegans), an extinct clam from the Cretaceous of France
• † Carbonicola elegans, an extinct species of saltwater clams (Anthracosiidae) that lived during the Carboniferous period of the United Kingdom
• Chama elegans or Cardita elegans (Requien, 1848), synonyms for Centrocardita aculeata, a marine clam (Carditidae) found in the Mediterranean Sea and the European part of the North Atlantic Ocean
• † Cyclocardia elegans (syn. Cardita elegans (Lamarck, 1806)), an extinct clam (Carditidae) from the Eocene of France
• † Callista elegans, an extinct clam (Veneridae) from the Eocene of France
• † Corbicula elegans, an extinct species of fresh and brackish water clams (Cyrenidae)
• Cumingia elegans, a synonym for Thyellisca lamellosa, a marine clam (Semelidae)
• † Cypricardinia elegans, an extinct species (Cardiniidae) from the Devonian of Maryland, United States
• † Cavilucina elegans Fischer, 1887 , an extinct species (Lucinidae) from the Lutetian of France
• Cavilucina elegans (Deshayes, 1823) or Corbis elegans, a synonym for Fimbria soverbii, a species (Fimbriidae)
• Cyclas elegans, a synonym for Sphaerium rhomboideum, the rhomboid fingernailclam, a freshwater species (Sphaeriidae) found in North America
• Cetoconcha elegans (syn. Cribrosoconcha elegans), a saltwater clam (Poromyidae)
• † Clavagella elegans, an extinct marine species (Clavagellidae) from the Cretaceous of Algeria
• Cuspidaria elegans, a species (Cuspidariidae) found in Indonesia, Philippines and South China Sea
• † Crendonites elegans, a species from the Upper Jurassic of Greenland
• † Cleviceras elegans, an extinct species (Hildoceratidae) from the Early Jurassic of Europe, Siberia and Canada
• † Crioceras elegans (probable synonym of †Crioceratites e.), an extinct species (Crioceratitidae) from the Cretaceous of Germany
• † Crioceratites elegans, an extinct species (Crioceratitidae) from the Early Cretaceous
• † Ceccaisculitoides elegans, a species (Paragoceratidae) from the Triassic of Nevada
• † Ceratites elegans, a species (Ceratitidae) from the Triassic
• † Cancelloceras elegans, an extinct species (Gastrioceratidae) from the Carboniferous of the Russian Federation, Navada (United States) and Uzbekistan
• † Cymatoceras elegans, a species (Cymatoceratidae) from the Cretaceous of Switzerland and the United Kingdom
• Chaetoderma elegans, a glisten worm (Chaetodermatidae) found in the Eastern Pacific
• Costentalina elegans, a species (Entalinidae) found in Australia and the Indian Ocean
• Craspedochiton elegans (syn. Craspedoplax elegans), a species (Acanthochitonidae)
• †Conradella elegans or †Cyrtolites elegans, synonyms for † Phragmolites elegans, an extinct species (†Bucaniidae) from the Ordovician of Ohio
• Carbasea elegans, a species (Flustridae) found in Australia
• Catenicella elegans, a species (Catenicellidae) found in New Zealand
• † Coscinopleura elegans, an extinct species (Coscinopleuridae) from the Paleocene of Denmark
• Cupuladria elegans, a species (Cupuladriidae) from the Nansha Islands sea area
• Cinctipora elegans, a species (Cinctiporidae) found in New Zealand
• † Cyrtopora elegans, an extinct marine species from the Cretaceous of Europe
• † Coscinium elegans, an extinct species (†Hexagonellidae) from the Paleozoic rocks of the western states and territories of the United States
• † Cystodictya elegans, an extinct species (†Cystodictyonidae) from the Upper Carboniferous of Oklahoma, United States
• † Clausotrypa elegans, an extinct species (Nikiforovellidae) from the Permian of Northeast China
• † Callocladia elegans, an extinct species (†Crustoporidae) from the Devonian or Carboniferous of the Park City Formation in Idaho, Wyoming and Utah
• † Craniops elegans, an extinct species (Craniopsidae) from the Ordovician of Estonia
• † Cleiothyridina elegans, an extinct species (Athyrididae) from the Mississippian of Oklahoma
• † Camarotoechia elegans, an extinct species (†Trigonirhynchiidae) from the Ordovician and Silurian of the Siberian platform
• † Caucasorhynchia elegans, an extinct species (Allorhynchidae) known from the Triassic of Slovakia
• † Cyclothyris elegans, an extinct species (†Cyclothyrididae) from the Mastrichian (Upper Cretaceous) of Belgium
• † Cubanothyris elegans, an extinct species (†Angustothyrididae) from the Triassic of Russian Federation
• †Chonetes elegans L.B. Smyth 1922, a synonym for † Chonetes speciosus, an extinct species (†Chonetidae) found in Ireland
• †Crinistrophia elegans, a synonym for † Douvillinella (Crinistrophia) elegans, an extinct species (†Douvillinidae) from the Devonian of the Czech Republic and Germany
• †Chonetes elegans L. G. de Koninck, 1847, a synonym for † Plicochonetes elegans, an extinct species (†Rugosochonetidae)
• Cyanonemertes elegans, a marine species from Washington state, United States
• Chrysopetalum elegans, a synonym for Bhawania goodei, a species (Chrysopetalidae) found in tropical waters around the world
• Corephorus elegans, a synonym for Terebellides stroemii, a species (Terebellidae)
• Cephalodella elegans, a species (Notommatidae) found on Mount Desert Island, in Hancock County, Maine, United States
• Callidina elegans, the graceful callidina, a freshwater species (Adinetidae)
• Calceostoma elegans, a synonym for Calceostoma calceostoma, a species (Calceostomatidae) parasite of the brown meagre (Sciaena umbra) in the Mediterranean
• Cicerina elegans, a species (Cicerinidae) from the bay of Great Peter of the Sea of Japan
• Choanocotyle elegans, a species (Choanocotylidae) that infects Australian freshwater turtles
• Cylindrostoma elegans, a synonym for Pseudostomum klostermanni, a marine species (Pseudostomidae) found in the Black and Mediterranean Seas and in the European waters of the North Atlantic Ocean
• Chaetonotus elegans, a species (Chaetonotidae) found in freshwaters of Europe
• † Conochitina elegans, an extinct species (Conochitinidae) of the Silurian of the Baltic Sea

Fungi

• Coniocarpon elegans, a synonym for Arthonia elegans, a lichen (Arthoniaceae)
• Capnodium elegans, a synonym for Acrogenotheca elegans, a species (Capnodiaceae) found in Australia and New Zealand
• Cladosporium elegans, a plant pathogen (Davidiellaceae) found on leaves of oranges in Italy
• Chaetothyriothecium elegans, a species (Microthyriaceae) found in central Thailand
• Campsotrichum elegans, a synonym for Periconia elegans, a species (incertae sedis)
• Cheiromoniliophora elegans, a species (incertae sedis)
• Chitonomyces elegans, a species
• Corethromyces elegans, a species found on Rhexius inculptus (ant-loving beetles) in the United States
• Cryptandromyces elegans, a species found in the Netherlands
• Cucujomyces elegans, a species found in Argentina
• Caloplaca elegans or Callopisma elegans, synonyms for Xanthoria elegans, a species of lychenized fungi (Teloschistaceae) with a circumpolar and alpine distribution
• Cenomyce elegans, a species of lychenized fungi (Cladoniaceae)
• Chiliospora elegans, a synonym for Myriospora elegans, a species of lichenized fungi (Acarosporaceae)
• Coccocarpia elegans, a species of lichenized fungi (Coccocarpiaceae) found in Brazil
• Cornularia elegans, a species (Dermateaceae) found in Italy
• Candelabrella elegans, a synonym for Arthrobotrys elegans, a species (Orbiliaceae) found on dung
• Canalisporium elegans, a lignicolous species (incertae sedis) found in Malaysia
• Chaetosphaeria elegans, a species (Chaetosphaeriaceae)
• Cytospora elegans, a species (Valsaceae)
• Ceratopodium elegans, a species (Microascaceae)
• Chalara elegans, a synonym for Thielaviopsis basicola, a plant pathogen (Ceratocystidaceae)
• Cladobotryum elegans, a species
• Cephalodiplosporium elegans, a species
• Corallomycetella elegans (syn. Corallomyces elegans), a parasite of the rubber, tea and cacao trees
• Cylindrocladiella elegans, a species
• Catenospegazzinia elegans, a species found in Western Australia
• Cephalosporium elegans, a synonym for Botryosporium pulchrum, a plant pathogen that causes leaf mold in geraniums
• Ceratosporella elegans, a synonym for Ceratosporella bicornis, a species
• Collemopsidium elegans, a lichenized fungus found in Europe and in North and South America
• Corethropsis elegans, a species found in association with the sugarcane in Argentina
• Corynesporina elegans, a species
• Clitocybe elegans, a synonym for Armillaria heimii, a species (Physalacriaceae) that causes root rot on tea trees in East Africa
• Collybia elegans a synonym for Marasmius elegans, the velvet parachute, a species (Marasmiaceae) found in eucalypt forests in Australia
• Conocybe elegans, a species (Bolbitiaceae) found in Denmark
• Cortinarius elegans, a species (Cortinariaceae)
• Cyathus elegans, a synonym for Cyathus stercoreus, the dung-loving bird's nest, a species (Nidulariaceae)
• Cystodermella elegans (syn. Cystoderma elegans), a species (Agaricaceae) found in Congo
• Cyphella elegans (syn. Chaetocypha elegans), a species (Cyphellaceae), possibly an unavailable name
• Coniophora elegans, a species (Coniophoraceae)
• Cricunopus elegans, a synonym for Suillus grevillei, Greville's bolete or larch bolete, a species (Suillaceae) found in Europe and Asia
• Cantharellus elegans a mushroom, possibly an unavailable name
• Craterellus elegans, a species
• Clavaria elegans, a synonym for Clavulina cristata, a species
• Caromyxa elegans, Caryomyxa elegans or Corynites elegans, synonyms for Mutinus elegans, the elegant stinkhorn, the dog stinkhorn, the headless stinkhorn or the devil's dipstick, a species (Phallaceae) found in Japan, Europe and eastern North America
• Colus elegans, a synonym for Pseudocolus fusiformis, the stinky squid, a species (Phallaceae) found in the United States, Australia, Japan, Java and the Philippines
• Cymatoderma elegans (syn. Cladoderris elegans), a species (Meruliaceae) found in Indonesia
• Cyrenella elegans, a fungus (Order incertae sedis)
• Caeoma elegans, a species (not yet assigned to a family)
• Caeomurus elegans or Coeomurus elegans, synonyms for Uromyces elegans, a species (Pucciniaceae)
• Coelomomyces elegans, a species (Coelomomycetaceae) found on Culex gelidus in Sri Lanka
• Chytridium elegans, a species (Chytridiaceae)
• Chytriomyces elegans, a saprophytic species (Chytriomycetaceae)
• Cladochytrium elegans, a synonym for Nowakowskiella elegans, a species (Cladochytriaceae)
• Chaetocladium elegans, a species
• Chaetostylum elegans , a synonym for Helicostylum elegans, a species
• Cunninghamella elegans, a species found in soil and also used as a model of mammalian xenobiotics metabolism

Plants

• Chaetophora elegans, a species (Chaetophoraceae)
• Chara elegans, a species (Characeae)
• Chlorosarcina elegans, a terrestrial species (Chlorosarcinaceae)
• Cladophora elegans f. major, a synonym for Cladophora vagabunda, a marine species (Cladophoraceae) with a worldwide distribution
• Chlamydobotrys elegans, a synonym for Pyrobotrys elegans, a species (Spondylomoraceae)
• Chlamydomonas elegans, a freshwater species (Chlamydomonadaceae)
• Chlorogonium elegans, a species (Haematococcaceae)
• Closterium elegans, a synonym for Closterium setaceum, a species (Closteriaceae) with a worldwide distribution
• Cosmarium elegans, a synonym for Cosmarium tetragonum var. elegans, a subspecies (Desmidiaceae)
• Conjugata elegans, a species (Zygnemataceae)
• Cephaloziella elegans (syn. Cephalozia elegans), a species (Cephaloziellaceae) found in the Russian Federation
• Ceramanus elegans, a leafy liverwort (Lepidoziaceae) found in New Zealand
• Cololejeunea elegans, a species (Lejeuneaceae) found in Cameroon
• Chaetomitrium elegans, a species (Symphyodontaceae)
• Cyclosorus elegans, a species (Thelypteridaceae) found in China
• † Cycadophyllum elegans, an extinct species from the Triassic of Germany
• † Cyclopteris elegans Lesquereux, 1854, an extinct species from the Carboniferous of Pennsylvania, USA
• †Cyclopteris elegans Unger, 1856
• †Cyclopteris elegans Achepohl, 1883, an extinct species from Westphalia, Germany
• Castalia elegans, a synonym for Nymphaea elegans, the tropical royalblue water-lily, an aquatic plant (Nymphaeaceae) found in Louisiana, Florida and Texas, in the United States, in Oaxaca in Mexico and in Antioquia in Colombia
• Calea elegans, a synonym for Perymenium acuminatum, a species (Heliantheae) found in Mexico
• Calostelma elegans, a synonym for Liatris elegans, the pinkscale gayfeather, pinkscale blazingstar or elegant blazingstar, a species (Eupatorieae) native to the southeastern United States
• Calycadenia elegans, a synonym for Calycadenia pauciflora,the smallflower western rosinweed, a plant (Madieae) found in California
• Chevreulia elegans, a synonym for Chevreulia acuminata, a species (Gnaphalieae) found in South America
• Coreopsis elegans or Calliopsis elegans, two synonyms for Coreopsis tinctoria, the plains coreopsis, an annual plant (Coreopsideae) common to much of the United States
• Crassina elegans, a synonym for Zinnia elegans, a species (Heliantheae) native to Mexico
• Centaurea elegans, a synonym for Centaurea cineraria, the velvet centaurea, a species (Cynareae) found in Italy
• Cousinia elegans, a synonym for Cousinia multiloba, a species (Cynareae) found in Afghanistan
• Cacalia elegans, a synonym for Lessingianthus elegans, a species (Vernonieae) found in Bolivia
• Crepis elegans, a synonym for Askellia elegans, the elegant hawksbeard, a species (Cichorieae) found in North America
• Chaetanthera elegans, a species (Mutisieae) found in Chile
• Clarionea elegans, a synonym for Perezia magellanica, a species (Nassauvieae) found in Argentina and Chile
• Campanula elegans, a species (Campanuloideae)
• Clintonia elegans, a synonym for Downingia elegans, the elegant calicoflower or Californian lobelia, a species (Lobelioideae) native to western North America from California to British Columbia
• Caldenbachia elegans, a synonym for Stenandrium pohlii, Portuguese names Caiapiá or Carapiá, a species (Acanthaceae) native to the Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation of Brazil
• Callitriche elegans, a synonym for Callitriche palustris, the spiny water starwort, a species of aquatic plants (Plantaginaceae)
• Castilleja elegans, the elegant Indian paintbrush, a herbaceous plant (Orobanchaceae) found in Canada
• Citharexylum elegans, a synonym for Rhaphithamnus venustus, the Juan Bueno, a species (Verbenaceae) endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands, an archipelago west of Chile
• Clytostoma elegans, a species (Bignoniaceae)
• Chirita elegans, a synonym for Primulina swinglei, a species found in China and Vietnam
• Codonanthe elegans, a species found in Belize
• Callicarpa elegans, a species found in the Philippines
• Colquhounia elegans, a shrub found in Asia
• Capuronetta elegans, a synonym for Tabernaemontana capuronii, a species (Rauvolfioideae) found in Madagascar
• Centrostemma elegans or Cyrtoceras elegans, synonyms for Hoya celebica, a species (Asclepiadoideae) found in Indonesia
• Ceropegia elegans, a species found in India and Sri Lanka
• Conopharyngia elegans, a synonym for Tabernaemontana elegans, the toad tree, a species (Rauvolfioideae) found eastern Africa
• Cryptolepis elegans, a synonym for Cryptolepis sinensis, a species
• Cynanchum elegans, the white-flowered wax plant, a species found in New South Wales in Australia
• Cleisocratera elegans, a synonym for Saprosma elegans, a species (Rubioidea) found in Indonesia
• Condaminea elegans, a species found in Peru
• Coprosma elegans, a species found in New Guinea
• Calibrachoa elegans, a plant found in Minas Gerais in Brazil
• Cestrum elegans, the purple cestrum, a plant (Cestroideae)
• Convolvulus elegans, a synonym for Bonamia elegans, a plant found in Myanmar
• Carum elegans, a synonym for Bunium elegans, a species (Apioideae, Pyramidoptereae) found in Syria
• Chaerophyllum elegans, a species (Apioideae, Scandiceae, Scandicinae) found in the Alps from Switzerland, France and Italy
• Cryptotaenia elegans, also known in Spanish as perejil de Monteverde (Parsley of Monteverde), a species (Apioideae, Oenantheae) endemic to the Canary Islands
• Chrysophyllum elegans Raunk. ex Warm., a synonym for Chrysophyllum flexuosum, a tree (Sapotaceae) found in Brazil
• Chrysophyllum elegans (Vink) Baehni, a synonym for Pycnandra elegans, a tree (Sapotaceae) found in New Caledonia
• Cyclamen elegans, a plant (Primulaceae) found in northern Iran and southeastern Azerbaijan
• † Celastrinites elegans, an extinct species (Celastraceae) from the Eocene Florissant fossil bed of Colorado
• Calyptranthes elegans, a species found in the Lesser Antilles
• Calyptromyrcia elegans, a synonym for Myrcia guianensis, the pedra-ume-caá, a species (Myrtoideae) found in South America
• Carpolepis elegans, a synonym for Metrosideros elegans, a tree endemic to New Caledonia
• Carionia elegans, a species
• Clidemia elegans, a synonym for Clidemia hirta, the soapbush or Koster's curse, an invasive species found in many tropical regions of the world
• Clarkia elegans, a synonym for Clarkia unguiculata, the elegant clarkia, a species (Onagraceae) found in California
• Combretum elegans, a synonym for Combretum rotundifolium, the monkey brush, a species (Combretaceae) found in South America
• Crypteronia elegans, a tree (Crypteroniaceae) found in Sarawak
• Cuphea elegans, a species (Lythraceae) native to Brazil
• Calliandra elegans, a species (Mimosoideae) found in Brazil
• Callisemaea elegans, a species found in Mesoamerica
• Cassia elegans, a synonym for Senna septemtrionalis, the arsenic bush, a species (Caesalpinioideae)
• Cavaraea elegans, a synonym for Tamarindus indica, the tamarind, a species (Detarioideae) indigenous to tropical Africa
• Chesneya elegans, a species (Faboideae) found in Turkey
• Chorizema elegans, a synonym for Chorizema varium, a species (Faboideae) found in Australia
• Coronilla elegans, a synonym for Securigera elegans, a species
• Crotalaria elegans, a synonym for Crotalaria peduncularis, a species (Faboideae, Crotalarieae) found in India
• Cryptosepalum elegans, a species (Caesalpinioideae) found in Angola
• Casearia elegans, a synonym for Casearia bartlettii, a species found in Belize and Guatemala
• Chamaesyce elegans, a synonym for Euphorbia elegans, a species (Euphorbioideae)
• Claoxylon elegans, a synonym for Claoxylon longifolium, a species (Acalyphoideae) found in Assam, South-East Asia, New Guinea and Caroline Islands
• Codiaeum elegans, a synonym for Codiaeum variegatum, the garden croton or variegated croton, a plant (Codiaeae) native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and the western Pacific Ocean islands
• Croton elegans, a shrub (Crotoneae) endemic to the Ecuadorean Andes
• Calophyllum elegans, a tropical tree found in Asia
• Clusiella elegans, a species found in Colombia
• Capparis elegans (syn. Capparidastrum elegans), a species (Capparaceae) found in Brazil
• Corynandra elegans, the elegant spider-flower, a species (Cleomaceae) found in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India
• Capsella elegans, a synonym for Capsella bursa-pastoris, the shepherd's purse, a species native to eastern Europe and Asia minor but naturalized elsewhere
• Chorispora elegans, a species found in China and Pakistan
• Clypeola elegans, a species found in Turkey
• Chabertia elegans, a species
• Coluria elegans, a synonym for Coluria longifolia, a species (Rosoideae) found in China
• Cotoneaster elegans, a species (Amygdaloideae) found in China
• Crataegus elegans, a synonym for Crataegus monogyna, the common hawthorn or single-seeded hawthorn, a species (Amygdaloideae) native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia
• Callianthe elegans, a plant (Malveae) found in Brazil
• Cola elegans, a species of trees (Sterculioideae) found in Gabon
• Cristaria elegans, a plant native to Chile
• Canarium elegans, a species found in Madagascar
• Conchocarpus elegans (syn. Cusparia elegans), a species found in Brazil
• Cardiospermum elegans, a synonym for Cardiospermum grandiflorum, the balloon vine, heart pea or heart seed, a climbing plant found in Argentina and Brazil
• Cupania elegans, a horticultural name (a name that has never been validly published in scientific literature) for a species (Sapindoideae)
• Campylia elegans, a synonym for Pelargonium elegans, a species found in South Africa
• Cissarobryon elegans, a species
• Cissus elegans, a species
• Corallocarpus elegans, a species (Cucurbitoideae) found in Africa
• Cyclanthera elegans, a synonym for Cyclanthera tonduzii, a species found in Costa Rica
• Cocculus elegans, a synonym for Cocculus orbiculatus, the Queen coralbead, a woody vine found from India east to Java
• Cyclea elegans, a species found in Sumatra, Malaya, Borneo
• Corydalis elegans (syn. Capnoides elegans), a species (Fumarioideae) found in India, China and the West Himalayas
• Cheiropsis elegans, a synonym for Clematis cirrhosa, a species (Ranunculoideae)
• Calandrinia elegans, a species (Portulacaceae)
• Calligonum elegans, a plant (Polygonaceae) found in Uzbekistan
• Cerastium elegans, a synonym for Cerastium cerastoides, a plant (Caryophyllaceae) found in Mountain regions of Europe
• Conophytum elegans, a succulent plant (Aizoaceae)
• Cactus elegans Link, a synonym for Disocactus phyllanthoides, a species (Cactoideae, Hylocereeae) native from Mesoamerica
• Cactus elegans (DC.) Kuntze, a synonym for Mammillaria elegans, a species (Cactoideae, Cacteae) native to Mexico
• Cereus elegans, a cactus (Cactoideae, Cereeae)
• Comandra elegans, a synonym for Comandra umbellata, the bastard toadflax, umbellate bastard toadflax or common comandra, a species found in North America and the Mediterranean
• Crassula elegans, the elegant crassula, a plant (Crassulaceae)
• Cinnamomum elegans, a species found in Samoa
• Cryptocarya elegans, a species
• Calamus elegans, a species (Calamoideae)
• Calyptrocalyx elegans, a species (Arecoideae) found in Papua New Guinea and the nearby Maluku Islands
• Chamaedorea elegans (syn. Collinia elegans), the neanthe bella palm or parlour palm, a species (Arecoideae, Hyophorbeae) native to the rainforests in Southern Mexico and Guatemala
• Coccothrinax elegans, a species (Coryphoideae) found in Cuba
• Cyphophoenix elegans, a species found only in New Caledonia
• Cyrtostachys elegans, a species (Arecoideae) endemic to New Guinea
• Calectasia elegans, the elegant tinsel lily, a species found in Western Australia
• Carex elegans, a synonym for Carex limosa, the mud sedge and shore sedge, a species found across North America and Eurasia
• Cyperus elegans,the Royal flatsedge, a species from Central and South America
• Comanthera elegans, a species found in Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Calotheria elegans, a synonym for Enneapogon elegans, a species (Eragrostideae) found in Burma and Tamil Nadu, India
• Chloris elegans, a synonym for Chloris virgata, the feather fingergrass or feather windmillgrass, a species native to many of the warmer temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the world
• Ctenium elegans (syn. Campulosus elegans), a species found from Senegal to the Sudan
• Callichloea elegans, a synonym for Elionurus elegans, a species (Andropogoneae) found in Nigeria and Senegal
• Ceresia elegans, a synonym for Paspalum ceresia, a species found in South America
• Cymbopogon elegans, a species
• Calamagrostis elegans, a synonym for Calamagrostis eminens, a species (Poeae, Agrostidinae) found in South America
• Calotheca elegans or Chascolytrum elegans, synonyms for Chascolytrum brizoides, a species (Poeae, Brizinae) found in Buenos Aires, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul and Biobio
• Cynosurus elegans (syn. Chrysurus elegans), a species (Poeae, Cynosurinae) found in southern Europe, north Africa, Middle East and Turkmenistan
• Chusquea elegans, a species (Bambuseae) found in Paraná, Brazil
• Callisia elegans, a synonym for Callisia gentlei var. elegans, a subspecies (Commelinoideae) found in Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala and Honduras
• Commelina elegans, a synonym for Commelina erecta, the white mouth dayflower or slender dayflower, a perennial herb native throughout the Americas, Africa and western Asia
• Calathea elegans, a plant (Marantaceae) found in Colombia and Panama
• Canna elegans, a synonym for Canna glauca, a species (Cannaceae) from the wetlands of tropical America
• Crinum elegans, a synonym for Crinum lorifolium, a species (Amaryllidoideae) found in India and Myanmar
• Crocus elegans, a species (Crocoideae) found in Turkey
• Cypella elegans, a herbaceous plant found in Argentina
• Caladenia elegans (syn. Calonema elegans or Calonemorchis elegans), the elegant spider-orchid, a species found in Western Australia
• Chloraea elegans, a species found in Argentine
• Cyclopogon elegans, a species found in Brazil and Argentina
• Cynorkis elegans, a species found in Madagascar
• Cattleya elegans, a synonym for Cattleya × elegans, a hybrid (Epidendreae, Laeliinae) found in Brazil
• Cestichis elegans, a synonym for Liparis elegans, a species (Malaxideae) found in South East Asia (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
• Cirrhopetalum elegans, an epiphytic species (Dendrobieae, Bulbophyllinae) found in Malaya
• Cleisostoma elegans, a synonym for Cleisostoma williamsoni, Williamson's Cleisostom, a species (Vandeae) found in Asia
• Crocodeilanthe elegans, a species (Epidendreae, Pleurothallidinae) found from Venezuela to Ecuador
• Cymbidium elegans (syn. Cyperorchis elegans), a species (Cymbidieae) found in South West China
• Crepidium elegans, a species (Malaxideae) found in Malesia
• Cyrtopodium elegans, a synonym for Tetramicra canaliculata, a species (Epidendreae, Laeliinae) found in Florida, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and the Lesser Antilles
• Cypripedium elegans, a species found in Nepal and China
• Calochortus elegans (synonym Cyclobothra elegans (Pursh) Benth.), the elegant Mariposa lily or cat's ear, a plant found in the western United States from northern California to Montana
• Cyclobothra elegans Torr., a synonym for Calochortus coeruleus, the beavertail grass or blue star tulip, a species endemic to California
• Cephalomanes elegans, a filmy fern (Hymenophyllaceae)
• Callipteris elegans, a species (Athyriaceae) found in Asia
• Cheilanthes elegans, a synonym for Cheilanthes myriophylla, the Central American lace fern, a species (Pteridaceae) native as far south as Argentina
• Colysis elegans, a species (Polypodiaceae) found in China
• Cyathea elegans, a synonym for Cyathea grevilleana, a species (Cyatheaceae) found in Jamaica
• † Cunninghamites elegans (syn. Cunninghamia elegans), an extinct species from the Late Cretaceous of Europe
• Callitris elegans, a species (Callitroideae) described from Australia
• † Circulisporites elegans, a species known from Triassic spores and pollen grains

Other eukaryotes

• Centropyxiella elegans, a species (Centropyxidae) found in the European waters of the North Atlantic Ocean
• Collaria elegans (syn. Comatricha elegans), a species (Stemonitidaceae)
• Cribraria elegans, a slime mold (Cribrariaceae) found in the United States, Europe and Japan
• Calospeira elegans, a slime mold (Dictyosteliales incertae sedis)
• Cladospongia elegans, a species found in India
• Codonosiga elegans, a species
• Callonema elegans, a synonym for Stylonema alsidii (Stylonemataceae), a marine species with a worldwide distribution
• Calocladia elegans, a synonym for Delisea elegans, a species (Bonnemaisoniaceae)
• Callithamnion elegans, a synonym for Gymnothamnion elegans, a species (Wrangeliaceae) found in South Africa
• Capraella elegans, a synonym for Martensia elegans, a species (Delesseriaceae) found in South Africa
• Ceramium elegans or Conferva elegans, synonyms for Ceramium diaphanum var. elegans, a red alga (Ceramiaceae)
• Colaconema elegans, a marine species (Colaconemataceae) found in Korea, California and Brazil
• Chondracanthus elegans, a red alga (Gigartinaceae)
• Claudea elegans, a marine species (Delesseriaceae) found in tropical waters in Australia, India, Pakistan and Brazil
• Cruoriella elegans, a species (Peyssonneliaceae) found in the southern islands of Japan
• Cheilosporum elegans, a synonym for Jania cultrata, a species (Corallinoideae)
• Corallina elegans, a species (Corallinoideae) from the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
• Corallina elegans Lenormand ex Areschoug, 1852, a synonym for Jania rubens var. corniculata, a subspecies (Corallinoideae)
• † Cuneolina elegans, an extinct species (†Cuneolinidae) from the Lower Paleogene of Austria
• Cassidulina elegans, a synonym for Globocassidulina elegans, a marine species (Cassidulinidae) found in the Japanese and New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zones
• † Cibicides elegans, an extinct species (Cibicididae) from the Tertiary of the Dominican Republic
• Cibusoides elegans, a benthonic species (Heterolepidae) from the Pacific Ocean
• † Cyclammina elegans, an extinct species (Cyclamminidae) from the Cretaceous of Trinidad and from New Zealand
• † Cristellaria elegans, an extinct species (Peneroplidae)
• Clathrocyclas elegans, a species (Theoperidae)
• † Cornutanna elegans, an extinct species from the Miocene of Italy
• † Cana elegans, an extinct species (†Pantanelliidae) from the Cretaceous of Northwest Turkey
• † Cenellipsis elegans, a species (incertae sedis) from the Paleocene of Western Kuban
• Cromyatractus elegans, a species (incertae sedis) from the North Western Pacific Ocean
• Clathrulina elegans, a heliozoan species (Clathrulinidae) found in freshwater environments
• Castanidium elegans, a species (Castanellidae) found in the Sargasso Sea and in the current around the Canary Islands
• Chromidina elegans, a species (Opalinopsidae) parasite of the cuttlefish Sepia elegans described from Naples, Italy
• Cryptochilum elegans, a synonym for Uronema elegans, a species (Uronematidae) found in Norway
• Cothurnia elegans, a species of pritrichs (Vaginicolidae) found in Australia
• Cavichona elegans, a species (Spirochonidae)
• Centrodinium elegans , a synonym for Oxytoxum elegans, a species (Oxytoxaceae) found in the Gulf of Mexico, the Lebanese Exclusive Economic Zone waters and the North Atlantic Ocean
• Corythodinium elegans, a species (Oxytoxaceae) with a worldwide distribution
• Ceratium elegans Schröder, 1906, a synonym for Tripos elegans, a species (Ceratiaceae)
• † Clathroctenocystis elegans, an extinct species (Microdiniaceae) from the Cretaceous of Alaska, USA
• Cymbodinium elegans, a marine species (Kofoidiniaceae)
• Characiopsis elegans, a freshwater species (Characiopsidaceae) described from Arkansas, North America and Brazil, South America
• Chromulina elegans, a freshwater species (Chromulinaceae) found in Europe, South America and Asia
• Chrysococcus elegans (syn. Chrysococcocystis elegans), a freshwater species (Dinobryaceae) found in North America
• Campylodiscus elegans, a species (Surirellaceae)
• Climacosphenia elegans, a marine pennate species (Climacospheniaceae)
• Cocconeis elegans, a species (Cocconeidaceae) found in Sicily
• Cymbella elegans, a species (Cymbellaceae)
• † Corinna elegans, an extinct species from the Cretaceous of Canada
• † Cosmiodiscus elegans, an extinct species
• † Craspedoporus elegans, an extinct marine species from a deposit from Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
• Coscinodiscus elegans, a species found in the Gulf of Mexico
• Craspedodiscus elegans, a species
• Chrysochromulina elegans, a species (Prymnesiaceae) found in Baltic Sea in Europe and in Brazil in South America
• Chroomonas elegans, a species (Chroomonadaceae) found in Lake Neusiedl, at the Austria-Hungarian border
• Cryptaulax elegans, a species (Cryptomonadaceae) found in tropical marine sediments
• † Cheleutochroa elegans, an extinct species from the Ordovician of Estonia
• † Coryphidium elegans, an extinct species from the Tremadocian, the lower age of the Ordovocian, of Morocco

Other species

• Cyanonephron elegans, a freshwater species (Synechococcaceae) described in the Netherlands, Russia and Australia
• † Clonophycus elegans, an extinct species of microalgae found in the Barney Creek Formation of the Middle Proterozoic of Northern Australia

See also

• C. c. elegans (disambiguation)
• C. inelegans (disambiguation)
• C. elegantissimum
• C. elegantissima (disambiguation)
• C. elegantula (disambiguation)
• C. elegans elegans (disambiguation)

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