<i>Picarola margalefii</i>, gen. et sp. nov., a new planktonic coccolithophore from NW Mediterranean waters

Lluïsa Cros; Marta Estrada

doi:10.3989/scimar.2004.68s1243

Picarola margalefii, gen. et sp. nov., a new planktonic coccolithophore from NW Mediterranean waters

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Lluïsa Cros Institut de Ciències del Mar, CMIMA (CSIC)
Marta Estrada Institut de Ciències del Mar, CMIMA (CSIC)

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https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2004.68s1243

Keywords:

Picarola margalefii, coccolithophore, Haptophyta, taxonomy, calcareous nannoplankton, living, Western Mediterranean

Abstract

A coccolithophore which is referred to a new genus Picarola gen. nov. and described as a new species Picarola margalefii sp. nov., has been observed from the NW Mediterranean. The description of the new species is based on Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM) observations. The coccoliths of Picarola margalefii sp. nov. are muroliths that have a narrow high rim and a central area with a cross and an elongate four-sided central process. Energy dispersive X-ray microanalyses confirmed their calcareous nature. The relation between the new genus and the genera Papposphaera Tangen, Vexillarius Jordan et Chamberlain, and Turrilithus Jordan et al., is discussed. The coccolithophore Picarola margalefii gen. et sp. nov., is dedicated to Dr. Ramon Margalef.

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2004-04-30

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Cros L, Estrada M. Picarola margalefii, gen. et sp. nov., a new planktonic coccolithophore from NW Mediterranean waters. scimar [Internet]. 2004Apr.30 [cited 2023Dec.10];68(S1):243-8. Available from: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/416

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Vol. 68 No. S1 (2004)

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