Gephyrocapsa ericsonii

Gephyrocapsa ericsonii McIntyre & Bé, 1967

The names below are invalid under ICN Article 40.1 because no holotype was designated. The size range in the original publications is given as follows:

Gephyrocapsa aperta Kamptner 1963; Length: 1.5-2.0µm, Bridge angle to major axis: ~25-39°

Gephyrocapsa undulatus Lecal, 1967; 1.9-2.9µm, Bridge angle to major axis: ~38-41°.

Length: 2.1µm

Bridge angle to major axis: ~17°

Small species of Gephyrocapsa are characterised by a central area wider than the pelaga and a bridge spanning it, oriented at a very low angle to the major axis of the placolith.

Kamptner, E. 1963. Coccolithineen-Skelettreste aus Tiefseeablagerungen des Pazifischen Ozeans. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 66: 139-204.

Lecal, J. 1967. Le nannoplancton des Côtes d'Israel. Hydrobiologia. 29: 305-387

McIntyre, A. & Bé, A. W. H. 1967b. Modern Coccolithophoridae of the Atlantic Ocean - I. Placoliths and Cyrtholiths. Deep-Sea Research.14: 561-597.