Chrysophyceae - Phytomastigophora - Dictyochaceae
Alternative combination: Dictyocha crux
Full reference: C.G. Ehrenberg. 1840. Characteristik von 274 neuen Arten von Infusorien. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 197-219
Belongs to Distephanus according to C.G. Ehrenberg 1840
See also Lakhanpal et al. 1976 and Martin 1904
Sister taxa: Distephanus pseudofibula, Distephanus speculum, Distephanus boliviensis
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Neogene of India (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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