Pleurochrysis placolithoides Fresnel & Billard 1991
Publication Details
Pleurochrysis placolithoides Fresnel & Billard 1991: 79, figs 1-22; fig. 23 e
Published in: Fresnel, J. & Billard, C. (1991). Pleurochrysis placolithoides sp. nov. (Prymnesiophyceae), a new marine coccolithophorid with remarks on the status of cricolith-bearing species. British Phycological Journal 26: 67-80, 23 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurochrysis is Pleurochrysis scherffelii Pringsheim.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chrysotila placolithoides (Fresnel & Billard) R.A.Andersen, J.I.Kim, Tittley & H.S.Yoon .
Type Information
Type locality: Port Maria, Belle-Ile-en-Mer (Morbihan), Atlantic coast of France; (Fresnel & Billard 1991: 79) Holotype: figs 1, 7, 4: April 1983; Supra-littoral cliff; (Fresnel & Billard 1991: 79, 67)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
