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Katernia africana

Taxonomy
Katernia africana was named by Cloud and Semikhatov (1969). It is not extant. It is the type species of Katernia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Katernia africana Cloud and Semikhatov

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
RankNameAuthor
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
genusKaterniaCloud and Semikhatov 1969
speciesafricanaCloud and Semikhatov 1969

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Katernia africana Cloud and Semikhatov 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-12-04 09:01:31
Modified: 2007-12-04 11:01:31
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Vachard and Aretz 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available