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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Current identification/main database link: Scrippsiella crystallina ex Lewis 1991 Head 1996
Compiled data
Head, M. J. (1996). Modern dinoflagellate cysts and their biological affinities. In, Jansonius, J. & McGregor, D. C. (eds) Palynology: Principles and Applications. American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists Foundation, College Station, Texas. 1197-1248. gs Missing or ambiguous references: Lewis 1991 ex Head 1996;References:

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Scrippsiella crystallina: Catalog entry compiled by <% compiler %>. Viewed: 7-10-2026
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