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Schizocystia

Taxonomy
Schizocystia was named by Cookson and Eisenack (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Schizocystia rugosa.

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Andrews (1970) and Burger (1996).

Species
S. laevigata, S. rugosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Schizocystia Cookson and Eisenack
1970Schizocystia Andrews
1996Schizocystia Burger

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusSchizocystiaCookson and Eisenack 1962

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.

G. †Schizocystia Cookson and Eisenack 1962
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Schizocystia laevigata Cookson and Eisenack 1962
Schizocystia rugosa Cookson and Eisenack 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available