Coccolithus

Coccolithus

Fossil of Coccolithus pelagicus, about 10 μm across
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Chromalveolata
Division:	Haptophyta
Class:	Prymnesiophyceae^[1]
Subclass:	Prymnesiophycidae^[1]
Order:	Coccolithales^[1]
Family:	Coccolithaceae^[1]
Genus:	Coccolithus E.H.L. Schwarz, 1894

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Coccolithus is a genus of haptophytes.

Species

Species include:^[1]

C. oceanicus
C. pelagicus
C. pliopelagicus

References

1 2 3 4 5 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Coccolithus". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-02-21.

External links

Images of Coccolithus at Algaebase

Eukaryota: Hacrobia

Domain: Archaea; Bacteria; Eukaryota
(Kingdom: Plant; Hacrobia; Heterokont; Alveolata; Rhizaria; Excavata; Amoebozoa; Animal; Fungi)

Cryptophyta/
Cryptophyceae

Cryptophyte:
Cryptomonadales

Cryptomonadaceae	GPTgc (Plagioselmis) other (Cryptomonas/Chilomonas/Goniomonas)

Hemiselmidaceae	CKHgc (Hemiselmis)

Cryptophyte:
Pyrenomonadales

Chroomonadaceae	CKHgc (Chroomonas, Komma) other (Falcomonas)

Geminigeraceae	GHgc (Guillardia, Hanusia) GPTgc (Geminigera, Teleaulax) other (Proteomonas)

Pyrenomonadaceae	RRSgc (Pyrenomonas, Rhinomonas, Rhodomonas, Storeatula)

Katablepharidaceae

Telonemia

Telonema

Haptophyta

Prymnesiophyceae	Coccolithales (Pleurochrysis, Coccolithus) Prymnesiales (Chrysochromulina, Prymnesium) Isochrysidales (Chrysotila, Dicrateria, Emiliania, Gephyrocapsa, Isochrysis) See also: coccolithophores

Pavlovophyceae	Pavlovales (Diacronema, Exanthemachrysis)

Other

Centrohelida (Raphidiophrys, Heterophrys, Oxnerella)
Picobiliphyte

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