Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Subkingdom Hacrobia > Phylum Haptophyta > Subphylum Haptophytina > Class Coccolithophyceae > Subclass Prymnesiophycidae > Order Coccolithales > Family Coccolithaceae

Coccolithus E.H.L.Schwarz, 1894

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Coccosphaera Wallich, 1877 synonym

Children

Coccolithus pelagicus (Wallich) J.Schiller, 1930

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: コッコリトゥス属

Literature

original description

Schwarz, E. H. L. (1894). Coccoliths. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6 14: 341-346.

basis of record

Heimdal, B.R. (1997). Modern Coccolithophorids. In: C.R. Tomas (ed.). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. pp. 731-831. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp.

additional source

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Coccolithus E.H.L.Schwarz, 1894. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178598

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2011-06-07 by Michael D. Guiry

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