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WoRMS taxon details

Discosphaera Haeckel, 1894

AphiaID

235951 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:235951)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Rhabdosphaeraceae Lemmermann, 1908

Direct children (3)

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Species Discosphaera tubifera (Murray & Blackman) Ostenfeld, 1900
Species Discosphaera regalis K.R.Gaarder, 1954 accepted as Scrippsiella regalis (K.R.Gaarder) D.Janofske, 2000 (synonym)
Species Discosphaera thomsonii Ostenfeld, 1899 accepted as Discosphaera tubifera (Murray & Blackman) Ostenfeld, 1900 (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:5971

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:5971 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Discosphaera Haeckel, 1894. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235951 on 2026-06-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-12-26 12:55:13Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2011-06-07 10:30:28Z

checked

Guiry, Michael D.

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Nomenclature

basis of record Heimdal, B.R. (1997). Modern Coccolithophorids. <em>In: C.R. Tomas (ed.). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton.</em> pp. 731-831. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012693018-4/50008-2 [details]

Other

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]