Chrysophyceae - Phytomastigophora - Dictyochaceae
Synonym: Distephanus Stöhr 1880 [objective synonym]
Full reference: R.W. Jordan and K. McCartney. 2015. Stephanocha nom. nov., a replacement name for the illegitimate silicoflagellate genus Distephanus (Dictyochophyceae). Phytotaxa 201(3):177-187
Parent taxon: Dictyochaceae according to R.W. Jordan and K. McCartney 2015
See also Abbott and Ernissee 1983, Lemmermann 1901, Martin 1904 and Stöhr 1880
Sister taxa: Bachmannocena, Cannopilus, Caryocha, Corbisema, Cornua, Dictyocha, Halicalyptra, Hannaites, Lyramula, Mesocena, Naviculopsis, Neonaviculopsis, Octactis, Paradictyocha, Paramesocena, Septamesocena, Silicoflagellida, Vallacerta
Subtaxa: Distephanus boliviensis Distephanus crux Distephanus pseudofibula Distephanus speculum
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Neogene of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Mexico (1), Peru (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 5 collections including 9 occurrences
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