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; (INA 1996) Type: lower euphotic waters; Woods Hole Oceanogr. Inst.; HU-1 (film) (INA 1996)

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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Nomenclatural note
1973: 373, pl. 1: fig. 6; pl. 2: figs 4-6 (INA). - (22 April 2022) - G.M. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 04 April 2025