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Palusphaera vandelii


Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Syracosphaerales -> Rhabdosphaeraceae -> Palusphaera -> Palusphaera vandelii
Sister taxa: P. vandelii, P. probertii, P. crosiae, P. bownii, P. sp.

Taxonomy:

Citation: Palusphaera vandelii Lecal, 1965
Taxonomic rank: species
Basionym: Palusphaera vandeli Lecal, 1965
Synonyms:

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Palusphaera): Coccoliths without radial lath cycle; coccospheres monomorphic, all spine-bearing
This taxon: Long (>10 µm) delicate tapering spines without collar. Basal disk circular (ca 2µm), with broad rim on distal side.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: P. vandeli + *

Search data:
LITHS: planolith, elliptical, circular, CA: ca_disjunct, process,
CSPH: equant, monomorphic,
Lith size: 4->10µm; Coccosphere size: 10->14µm; Liths per sphere: 50->120
Data source notes: lith length from illustrated specimens; csph data from Cros & Fortuño 2003; lith numbers from Yang & Wei 2003, range of estimates
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: present in the plankton (Young et al. 2003)
First occurrence (base): within No known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: [JRY rough estimate]

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Andruleit, H., Rogalla, U. & Staeger, S. (2005). Living coccolithophores recorded during the onset of upwelling conditions off Oman in the western Arabian Sea. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 27(1): 1-14. gs

Archontikis, O. A. & Young, J. R. (2021). A reappraisal of the taxonomy and biodiversity of the extant coccolithophore genus Palusphaera (Rhabdosphaeraceae, Prymnesiophyceae). Phycologia. 60: 589-602. gs

Cros, L. & Fortuño, J. -M. (2002). Atlas of northwestern Mediterranean coccolithophores. Scientia Marina. 66: 1-186. gs

Kleijne, A. (1992). Extant Rhabdosphaeraceae (coccolithophorids, class Prymnesiophyceae) from the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. Scripta Geologica. 100: 1-63. gs

Lecal, J. (1967). Le nannoplancton des Côtes d'Israel. Hydrobiologia. 29: 305-387. gs

Norris, R. E. (1984). Indian Ocean nanoplankton. I. Rhabdosphaeraceae (Prymnesiophyceae) with a review of extant taxa. Journal of Phycology. 20: 27-41. gs

Reid, F. M. H. (1980). Coccolithophorids of the North Pacific Central Gyre with notes on their vertical and seasonal distribution. Micropaleontology. 26(2): 151-176. gs

Yang, T. -N., Wei, K. & Wu, J. -T. (2012). Marine coccolithophores around Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academica Sinica, Taipei. 1-96. gs

Young, J. R., Geisen, M., Cros, L., Kleijne, A., Probert, I. & Ostergaard, J. B. (2003). A guide to extant coccolithophore taxonomy. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. S1: 1-132. gs


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Palusphaera vandelii compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 18-2-2025

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