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Coccolithus occultatus

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Coccolithus occultatus was named by Locker (1967).

It was recombined as Toweius occultatus by Perch-Nielsen (1971), Perch-Nielsen (1971), Pérez Panera (2013), González Estebenet et al. (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. abisectus, C. bisectus, C. cavus, C. crassipons, C. cribellum, C. eopelagicus, C. miopelagicus, C. scissurus, C. abisectus, C. braarudii, C. cachaoi, C. crassus, C. eopelagicus, C. formosus, C. gigas, C. miopelagicus, C. streckeri
Entered
by F. Aspromonte (authorized by E. Vlachos) on 2023-10-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Coccolithus occultatus Locker
1971Toweius occultatus Perch-Nielsen
2013Toweius occultatus Pérez Panera
2021Toweius occultatus González Estebenet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
subclassPrymnesiophycidaeCavalier-Smith 1986
genusCoccolithusSchwartz 1959
speciesoccultatusLocker 1967

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Coccolithus occultatus Locker 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: oceanic, oligotrophic, marine, brackishp
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Depth habitat: surfacep
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2006-10-31 06:24:05
Modified: 2006-10-31 08:24:05
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available