Turrisphaera borealis I.Manton, J.Sutherland & K.Oates 1976

Publication Details
Turrisphaera borealis I.Manton, J.Sutherland & K.Oates 1976: 187, pl. 1: figs 3-11; pl. 2: figs 12-17; pl. 3: figs 18-23

Published in: Manton, I., Sutherland, J. & Oates, K. (1976). Arctic coccolithophorids: two species of Turrisphaera gen. nov. from West Greenland, Alaska and the Northwest Passage. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 194: 179-194.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Turrisphaera.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Papposphaera borealis (I.Manton, J.Sutherland & K.Oates) H.A.Thomsen, J.B.Østergaard & L.E.Hansen.

Source of Synonymy
Thomsen, H.A., Østergaard, J.B. & Hansen, L.E. (1991). Heteromorphic life histories in Arctic coccolithophorids (Prymnesiophyceae). Journal of Phycology 27: 634-642, 19 figs, 2 tables.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), north, northern (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 October 2021

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