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Litanaia

Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Codiaceae

Taxonomy
Litanaia was named by Maslov (1956). It is not extant. Its type is Litanaia mira.

It was assigned to Codiaceae by Andrews (1970) and Fenninger (1983); and to Chlorophyta by Buggisch and Fluegel (1992).

Species
L. mira (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Litanaia Maslov
1970Litanaia Andrews
1983Litanaia Fenninger
1992Litanaia Buggisch and Fluegel

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classUlvophyceae
orderBryopsidalesSchaffner 1922
familyCodiaceaeKützing 1843
genusLitanaiaMaslov 1956

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. †Litanaia Maslov 1956
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Litanaia mira Maslov 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available