Syracosphaera azureaplaneta

Syracosphaera azureaplaneta
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
Haptophyta
Class:
Prymnesiophyceae
Order:
Syracosphaerales
Family:
Syracosphaeraceae
Genus:
Syracosphaera
Species:
S. azureaplaneta
Binomial name
Syracosphaera azureaplaneta
Young, Bown, Cros, Hagino & Jordan, 2018

Syracosphaera azureaplaneta is a species of coccolithophore. This oceanic phytoplankton is not common, but is widely distributed and is known to occur in all the major seas, from tropical to sub-arctic regions.[1] It is named after the BBC TV documentary series, The Blue Planet.[2]

  1. ^ Young, Jeremy R.; Bown, Paul R.; Cros, Lluisa; Hagino, Kyoko; Jordan, Richard W. (2018). "Syracosphaera azureaplaneta sp. nov. and revision of Syracosphaera corolla Lecal, 1966" (PDF). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 38 (1). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Syracosphaera azureaplaneta Young, Bown, Cros, Hagino & Jordan, 2018". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018.