Corisphaera gracilis Kamptner 1937
Publication Details
Corisphaera gracilis Kamptner 1937: 307, pl. 16, figs. 33-35
Published in: Kamptner, E. (1937). Neue und bemerkenswerte Coccolithineen aus dem Mittelmeer. Archiv für Protistenkunde 89: 279-316.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Corisphaera.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 19 August 2016
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Taxonomic note
Heimdal (1997: 771) record this as a possible synonym of Zygosphaera marsilii (Borsetti & Cati) Heimdal. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 August 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
