Arctic coccolithophorids: Wigwamma arctica gen. et sp. nov. from Greenland and arctic Canada, W. annulifera sp. nov. from South Africa and S. Alaska and Calciarcus alaskensis gen. et sp. nov. from S. Alaska

Two new genera of coccolithophorids, one with two species, have been described and illustrated by means of electron microscopy of wild material from various sources in the northern or southern hemisphere. The main diagnostic features of the new genus Wigwamma (type species W. arctica sp. nov.) inclu...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological Sciences
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 1977
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1977.0063
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.1977.0063