Emiliania W.W.Hay & H.Mohler, 1967

Holotype species: Emiliania huxleyi (Lohmann) W.W.Hay & H.Mohler

Publication details: W.W.Hay & H.Mohler, 1967: 447

Currently accepted name for the type species: Gephyrocapsa huxleyi (Lohmann) P.Reinhardt

Original publication and holotype designation: Hay, W.W., Mohler, H.P., Roth, P.H., Schmidt, R.R. & Boudreaux, J.E. (1967). Calcareous nannoplankton zonation of the Cenozoic of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean-Antillean area, and transoceanic correlation. Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies 17: 428-480.

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Description: Coccolithophores bearing placoliths having a distal shield constructed of I-shaped segments and a proximal shield constructed of I-shaped or petaloid elements; center solid or with reticule.

Information kindly contributed by Original description but may now be outdated.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gephyrocapsa.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Comments: Heimdal (1997: 752) record this genus as being a member of the Family Gephyrocapsaceae,

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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