Umbellosphaera corolla (Lecal-Schlauder) Gaarder 1981

Publication Details
Umbellosphaera corolla (Lecal-Schlauder) Gaarder 1981: 62, 64, pl. 11, figs 52-57

Published in: Heimdal, B.R. & Gaarder, K.R. 1981 (1981). Coccolithophorids from the northern part of the eastern central Atlantic. II. Heterococcolithophorids. 'Meteor' Forschungs-Ergebnisse, serie D 33: 37-69.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Umbellosphaera is Umbellosphaera tenuis (Kamptner) Paasche.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Syracosphaera corolla Lecal-Schlauder.

Source of Synonymy
Percopo, I., Siano, R., Cerino, F., Sarno, D. & Zingone, A. (2011). Phytoplankton diversity during the spring bloom in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Botanica Marina 54(3): 243-267.

Basionym
Syracosphaera corolla Lecal-Schlauder

Type Information
Type locality: Mediterranean Sea, off Banyuls, France; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 20 December 2021

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Taxonomic note
Heimdal (1997: 813) records this as a currently accepted name. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025