Cricosphaera carterae (Braarud & Fagerland) Braarud 1960
Publication Details
Cricosphaera carterae (Braarud & Fagerland) Braarud 1960: 211, 212
Published in: Braarud, T. (1960). On the coccolithophorid genus Cricosphaera n. gen. Nytt. Mag. Bot. 8: 211-212.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cricosphaera is Cricosphaera elongata (Droop) Braarud.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chrysotila carterae (Braarud & Fagerland) Andersen, Kim, Tittley & Yoon.
Source of Synonymy
Andersen, R.A., Kim, J.I., Tittley, I. & Yoon, H.S. (2014). A re-investigation of Chrysotila (Prymnesiophyceae) using material collected from the type locality. Phycologia 53(5): 463-473, 17 figs.
Basionym
Syracosphaera carterae Braarud & Fargerland
Type Information
Type locality: artificial oyster pond at Government Hatchery of Flodevigen, Norway; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
