Original descriptions of taxa. For coccolithophores, and many calcispheres, these are pages from the Catalog of Calcareous Nannofossils. In other cases (e.g. non-calcifying haptophytes) the data is directly compiled on this site. The "Catalogue of Calcareous Nannofossils" was compiled by Prof A. Farinacci 1969-1989 and updated by Richard Howe 2000-2016 - see also this page.
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Current identification/main database link: Alisphaera unicornis Okada & McIntyre, 1977
Compiled dataSteinmetz, J. C. (1991). Calcareous nannoplankton biocoenosis: sediment trap studies in the Equatorial Atlantic, Central Pacific, and Panama Basin. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Report. 1: 1-85. gsReferences:
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Alisphaera spatula: Catalog entry compiled by Richard Howe. Viewed: 26-1-2021
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