Original descriptions of 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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Current identification/main database link: Chrysotila placolithoides (Fresnel & Billard, 1991) Andersen et al. 2014
Compiled data
Fresnel, J. & Billard, C. (1991). Pleurochrysis placolithoides sp. nov. (Prymnesiophiceae), a new marine coccolithophorid with remarks on the status of cricolith-bearing species. British Phycological Journal. 26: 67-80. gs References:
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Pleurochrysis placolithoides: Catalog entry compiled by Richard Howe. Viewed: 7-2-2025
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