Original descriptions of taxa - also emended descriptions for a few taxa. For coccolithophores, and many calcispheres, these are pages from the Farinacci & Howe 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 originally compiled by Prof A. Farinacci 1969-1989, since 2000 it has been updated and extended by Richard Howe - see The Farinacci and Howe Catalog - an Introduction.
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![]() | Mercedesia aspiphora Thomsen & Østergaard 2015 = Ericiolus aspiphorus | |||
![]() | Mercedesia multistellata Thomsen & Østergaard 2015 = Ericiolus multistellatus | |||
![]() | Mercedesia pusilla Thomsen & Østergaard 2015 = Ericiolus pusillus |
Current identification/main database link: Ericiolus Thomsen, in Thomsen et al. 1995
Compiled data
Thomsen, H. A. & Ostergaard, J. B. (2015). Coccolithophorids in Polar Waters: Mercedesia gen. nov., Ericiolus, Quaternariella and Porsildia gen. nov. Acta Protozoologica. 54: 155-169. gs References:

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Mercedesia: Catalog entry compiled by Richard Howe. Viewed: 17-10-2026
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