Coccosphaera pelagica Wallich 1877

Publication Details
Coccosphaera pelagica Wallich 1877: 348, pl. 17, figs 1, 2, 5, 11d, 16

Published in: Wallich, G.C. (1877). Observations on the coccosphere. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 4 19: 342-350.

Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Coccosphaera.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coccolithus pelagicus (Wallich) J.Schiller.

Source of Synonymy
Jordan, R.W., Cros, L. & Young, J.R. (2004). A revised classification scheme for living haptophytes. Micropaleontology 50(Suppl. 1): 55-79.

Type Information
free-floating, Indian Ocean and North Atlantic; and (dead) in North Atlantic muds; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 March 2005 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 November 2021

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Nomenclatural note
1877: 348, pl. XVII figs 1, 2, 5, 8-11 (INA). - (13 March 2015) - G.M. Guiry

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025

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