Meringosphaera Lohmann, 1902
Lectotype species: Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann
Original publication: Lohmann, H. (1902 '1903'). Neue Untersuchungen über den Reichthum des Meeres an Plankton und über die Brauchbarkeit der verschiedenen Fangmethoden. Zugleich auch ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Mittelmeerauftriebs. Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen, Abteilung Kiel, Neue Folge 7: 1-87.
Request PDFType designated in: Loeblich, A.R. & Tappan, H. (1963). Type fixation and validation of certain calcareous nannoplankton genera. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 76: 191-196.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-11-13 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Zlatogursky, V.V., Shɨshkin, Y., Drachko, D. & Burki, F. (2021). The long-time orphan protist Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902 [1903] is a centrohelid heliozoan. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 68(article e12860): 1–11, 4 figures, 2 tables.
Comments: Throndsen (1997: 620) includes this genus in the Order Chrysosphaerales, Family Aurosphaeraceae.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
