Syracosphaera winteri Keuter, Koplovitz, Zingone, Jer.R.Young & Frada 2021
Publication Details
Syracosphaera winteri Keuter, Koplovitz, Zingone, Jer.R.Young & Frada 2021: 77, figs 1, 2
Published in: Keuter, S., Young, J.R., Koplovitz, G., Zigone, A. & Frada, M.J. (2021). Novel heterococcolithophores, holococcolithophores and life cycle combinations from the families Syracosphaeraceae and Papposphaeraceae and the genus Florisphaera. Journal of Micropalaoentology 40: 75-99, 16 figs.
Request PDFPublication date: "Published: 18 August 2021"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Syracosphaera is Syracosphaera pulchra Lohmann.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Station A, GoA" [Gulf of Aqaba, NE Red Sea]; (Keuter & al. 2021: 77) Holotype: 17 August 2017; 80 m depth; HUJ; AL/805000 (Keuter & al. 2021: 77)
Eponomy
Named for "...Prof. AmosWinter, who first published an image of this species (Winter et al., 1979) and who has been a stimulating colleague over many years."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 February 2022 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2023
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Distributional note
"Specimens observed come from the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, the North and South Atlantic Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific and from 37%u2002 N (in the western Mediterranean) to 32%u2002 S (in the South Atlantic), suggesting that, despite its rarity, the species has a global distribution at subtropical and tropical latitudes. All specimens were collected from broadly oligotrophic sites with water depths varying from 12 to 170 m." - (28 February 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025
