Thorosphaera Ostenfeld, 1910
Holotype species: Thorosphaera elegans Ostenfeld
Publication details: Ostenfeld, 1910: 399
Original publication and holotype designation: Ostenfeld, C.H. (1910). Thorosphaera, eine neue Gattung der Coccolithosporiden. Berichte der deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 28(8): 397-400.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2018-06-06 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Heimdal, B.R. (1996). Modern coccolithophorids. In: Identifying marine phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 731-834. San Diego: Academic Press.
Comments: Heimdal (1997: 754) records this genus as a member of the Order Coccosphaerales but records tha family as incertae sedis.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025
