Emiliania huxleyi var. aurorae S.S.Cook & Hallegraeff 2011
Publication Details
Emiliania huxleyi var. aurorae S.S.Cook & Hallegraeff 2011: 624, 625, fig. 2
Published in: Cook, S.S., Whittock, L., Wright, S.W. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2011). Photosynthetic pigment and genetic differences between two Southern Ocean morphotypes of Emiliania huxleyi (Haptophyta). Journal of Phycology 47(3): 615-626.
Request PDFPublication date: 2011
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Emiliania is Emiliania huxleyi (Lohmann) W.W.Hay & H.Mohler.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gephyrocapsa pujosiae subsp. aurorae (S.S.Cook & Hallegraeff) Archontikis & Bendif.
Source of Synonymy
Archontikis, O., Probert, I., Beaufort, L., Rickaby, R.E.M., Filatov, D.A. & Bendif, El M. (2023). Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the coccolithophore Gephyrocapsa huxleyi (Noelaerhabdaceae, Haptophyta) and related species. Notulae Algarum 307: 1-9, 10 figures.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Southern Ocean (145.5519 E, 53.5973 S); (Cook et al. 2011: 625) Holotype [icon!]: Fig. 2a: (Cook et al. 2011: 625) Notes: Culture strain EHSO 8.15, isolated February 2007.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 July 2011 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 November 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
