Trigonaspis H.A.Thomsen, 1980
Holotype species: Trigonaspis diskoensis H.A.Thomsen
Publication details: H.A.Thomsen, 1980: 219
Original publication and holotype designation: Thomsen, H.A. (1980). Two species of Trigonaspis gen nov. (Prymnesiophyceae) from West Greenland. Phycologia 19: 218-229.
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Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Jordan, R.W., Cros, L. & Young, J.R. (2004). A revised classification scheme for living haptophytes. Micropaleontology 50(Suppl. 1): 55-79.
Comments: According to Jordan et al (2005), the family Papposphaeraceae has possible affinities with the Syracosphaeraceae. Heimdal (1997: 752) records this genus as a member of the Order Coccosphaerales, Family Calyptrosphaeraceae.
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