Coccosphaera pelagica Wallich 1877
Current name: Coccolithus pelagicus (Wallich) J.SchillerRobin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Coccosphaera pelagica Wallich 1877: 348, pl. 17, figs 1, 2, 5, 11d, 16
Published in: Wallich, G.C. 1877 (1877). Observations on the coccosphere. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 4 19: 342-350.
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Coccosphaera.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coccolithus pelagicus (Wallich) J.Schiller.
Type Information
free-floating, Indian Ocean and North Atlantic; and (dead) in North Atlantic muds; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 March 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 November 2021
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Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
