Florisphaera profunda His.Okada & Honjo 1973
Publication Details
Florisphaera profunda His.Okada & Honjo 1973: 373, 374, pl. 2: figs 4, 5
Published in: Okada, H. & Honjo, S. (1973). The distribution of oceanic coccolithophorids in the Pacific. Deep-Sea Research 20: 355-374.
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; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: lower euphotic waters; Woods Hole Oceanogr. Inst.; HU-1 (film) (Index Nominum Algarum)
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: 06 February 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
