Coccolithus
Genus of single-celled organisms
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Coccolithus is a genus of unicellular haptophytes in the family Coccolithaceae.
| Coccolithus | |
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| Fossil of Coccolithus pelagicus, about 10 μm across | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Haptista |
| Division: | Haptophyta |
| Class: | Prymnesiophyceae |
| Order: | Coccolithales |
| Family: | Coccolithaceae |
| Genus: | Coccolithus E.H.L. Schwarz, 1894 |
Species
The species in this genus include:[1]
- Coccolithus oceanicus
- Coccolithus pelagicus
- Coccolithus pliopelagicus
