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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![]() | ![]() | Petalosphaera grani Lohmann 1903 = Unidentifiable coccolithophore |
Current identification/main database link: Unidentifiable coccolithophore
Compiled dataLohmann, H. (1903). Neue Untersuchungen über den Reichthum des Meeres an Plankton und über die Brauchbartkeit der verschiedenen Fangmethoden.Zugleich auch ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Mittelmeerauftriebs. Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen Abteilung Kiel, N.S. 7: 1-87. gsReferences:
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Petalosphaera: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 18-4-2021
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