Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Subkingdom Hacrobia > Phylum Haptophyta > Class Prymnesiophyceae > Order Coccolithales > Family Coccolithaceae > Genus Coccolithus

Coccolithus pelagicus (Wallich) J.Schiller, 1930

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Coccolithus*	E.H.L.Schwarz, 1894	accepted genus name

Children

Coccolithus pelagicus f. hyalinus (K.R.Gaarder & J.Markali) A.Kleijne, 1991

Literature

basis of record	Heimdal, B.R. (1997). Modern coccolithophorids, in: Tomas, C.R. (Ed.) (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. pp. 731-833
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	Louis, A.; Petes, J. (1979). Fluctuations écologiques et algologiques dans les estuaires belges (Oostende, Blankenberge et Nieuwpoort): 1. Données de base [Ecological and algological fluctuations in the Belgian estuaries (Oostende, Blankenberge and Nieuwpoort): 1. Basic data]. Studia Algologica Lovaniensia, 7. Story-Scientia: Louvain, Belgium. XXXVI, 355 pp.
additional source	Tomas, C.R. (Ed.) (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp.
additional source	Algaebase

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Guiry, Michael D. (2014). Coccolithus pelagicus (Wallich) J.Schiller, 1930. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2014). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178600