Algirosphaera quadricornu (Schiller) Norris

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Haptophyta
Class Coccolithophyceae
Subclass Prymnesiophycidae
Order Syracosphaerales
Family Rhabdosphaeraceae
Genus Algirosphaera

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Publication details
Algirosphaera quadricornu (Schiller) Norris 1984: 38

Original publication: Norris, R.E. (1984). Indian Ocean nanoplankton. I. Rhabdosphaeraceae (Prymnesiophyceae) with a review of extant taxa. Journal of Phycology 20: 27-41.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Algirosphaera is Algirosphaera oryza Schlauder.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Syracosphaera quatricornu Schiller

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Syracosphaera quatricornu Schiller 1914
Anthosphaera quadricornu (J.Schiller) Halldal & Markali 1955

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Syracosphaera quadricornu Schiller 1914

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Anthosphaera quadricornu (J.Schiller) Halldal & Markali)
Europe: Britain (Parke & Dixon 1976).

Source of synonymy
Heimdal, B.R. (1996). Modern coccolithophorids. In: Identifying marine phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 731-834. San Diego: Academic Press.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Algirosphaera&species=quadricornu

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Algirosphaera&Species=quadricornu

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 04 September 2003 by Elizabeth Moran

Verified by: 15 June 2005 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 343 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=61463

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:40692