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Ericiolaceae


Classification: ntax_main -> Nannolith families inc sed -> Ericiolaceae
Sister taxa: Ceratolithaceae, Ericiolaceae, Lapideacassaceae, Lithostromationaceae, Nannolith genera inc sed, Rhomboasteraceae

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)Granddaughter taxa
extant genera
Ericiolus
Nannoliths, miniscule (<1 µm), formed of 3 nearly co-planar rays, often with a distal process. Cells monomorphic, often saddle-shaped, with long flagella and haptonema.
Ericiolus aspiphorus
Ericiolus multistellatus
Ericiolus pusillus
Ericiolus frigidus
Ericiolus spiculiger
Ericiolus bendifii
Ericiolus mattioliae
Ericiolus sheldoniae
Ericiolus sp.

Pileolosphaera
Coccosphere formed of a few cap-shaped nannoliths
Pileolosphaera longistirpes

Taxonomy:

Citation: Ericiolaceae Archontikis et al. 2024
Taxonomic rank: order

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Ericiolaceae *

Search data:
Lith size: 0->0µm;
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: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within No known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Archontikis, O. A., Thomsen, H. A., Meier, K. J. S. & Young, J. R. (2024). Proposal for the Ericiolaceae (Prymnesiophyceae, Haptophyta) fam. nov. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 42(1): 1-5. gs

Missing or ambiguous references: ;


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Ericiolaceae compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 11-7-2025

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