Coccolithophora pelagica (Wallich) Lohmann
Current name: Coccolithus pelagicus (Wallich) J.SchillerRobin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Coccolithophora pelagica (Wallich) Lohmann
Published in: Lohmann, H. (1902). Die Coccolithophoridae, eine Monographie der Coccolithen bildenden Flagellaten, zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Mittelmeerauftriebs. Archiv für Protistenkunde 1(1): 89-165, 3 pls [4-6].
Publication date: 1902
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Coccolithophora.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coccolithus pelagicus (Wallich) J.Schiller.
Source of Synonymy
Heimdal, B.R. (1996). Modern coccolithophorids. In: Identifying marine phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 731-834. San Diego: Academic Press.
Basionym
Coccosphaera pelagica Wallich
Type Information
free-floating, Indian Ocean and North Atlantic; and (dead) in North Atlantic muds; (INA 1996)
Created: 16 June 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 November 2021
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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 22 November 2024