%0 Journal Article %J Journal of Micropalaeontology %D 2009 %T Evidence for a possible life-cycle association between Syracosphaera protrudens (heterococcolithophore) and Syracosphaera pulchra HOL pirus-type (holococcolithophore) %A Triantaphyllou, M., %A Dimiza, M., %A Malinverno, E., %A Young, J.R., %X

An apparently unambiguous combination coccosphere from the Eastern Mediterranean (Aegean Sea, Greece) is documented involving Syracosphaera protrudens Okada & McIntyre,  1977 and Syracosphaera pulchra Lohmann, 1902 HOL pirus-type. This finding is difficult to interpret in terms of the current understanding of Syracosphaera taxonomy and adds evidence to the hypothesis of a distinctly complex Syracosphaera pulchra life cycle.

%B Journal of Micropalaeontology %V 28 %P 1-6 %G eng %U http://jm.lyellcollection.org/content/28/1/1.abstract