Florisphaera profunda His.Okada & Honjo 1973
Publication Details
Florisphaera profunda His.Okada & Honjo 1973: 374, pl. 2: figs. 4-5
Published in: Okada, H. & Honjo, S. (1973). The distribution of oceanic coccolithophorids in the Pacific. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts 20(4): 355-374, 13 figures, 2 tables, 2 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: April 1973
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Florisphaera.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Central Pacific; (INA 1996) Type: lower euphotic waters; Woods Hole Oceanogr. Inst.; HU-1 (film) (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), deep, from a great depth (Dawes & Mathieson 2008).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 March 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 May 2025
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Nomenclatural note
1973: 373, pl. 1: fig. 6; pl. 2: figs 4-6 (INA). - (22 April 2022) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025
