Retecapsa octofenestrata Bralower 1989 (haptophyte alga)

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Cretarhabdaceae

Alternative combination: Cretarhabdus octofenestrata

Belongs to Retecapsa according to P. R. Bown 1998

Sister taxa: Retecapsa angustiforata, Retecapsa brightonii, Retecapsa crenulata, Retecapsa ficula, Retecapsa incompta, Retecapsa radiata, Retecapsa schizobrachiata, Retecapsa surirella

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Retecapsa octofenestrata in the database

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