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Meringosphaera mediterranea


Classification: ntax_non_cocco -> Miscellaneous scale-bearing groups -> Meringosphaera mediterranea
Sister taxa: M. mediterranea, Pinaciophora, Pyramimonas, Spiniferomonas, Thaumatomastix, scale with median ridge, star-shaped

Taxonomy:

Taxonomic rank: species
Taxonomic discussion: Meringosphaera mediterranea is a very common and very distinctive component of nannoplankton assemblages. It has typically been treated as an unusual chrysophyte but has recently been shown to be a centrohelid. (Zlatogursky et al. 2021)

Catalog entries: M. mediterranea [no catalog entry yet]

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source:
First occurrence (base): within no known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source:

References:

Missing or ambiguous references: Zlatogursky et al. 2021;


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Meringosphaera mediterranea compiled by Jeremy R. Young viewed: 16-2-2025

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