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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![]() | Cyrtosphaera lecaliae Kleijne 1992 = Cyrtosphaera aculeata |
Current identification/main database link: Cyrtosphaera Kleijne, 1992
Compiled dataKleijne, A. (1992). Extant Rhabdosphaeraceae (coccolithophorids, class Prymnesiophyceae) from the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. Scripta Geologica. 100: 1-63. gsReferences:
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Cyrtosphaera: Catalog entry compiled by Richard Howe. Viewed: 16-4-2021
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