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Johnsonia spinosa

Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae

Taxonomy
Johnsonia spinosa was named by Korde (1965). Its type specimen is PIN 2307/8 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dorasham, Gnishik Fm, Dzhulfa Gorge, Arax River, which is in a Wordian marine limestone in the Gnishik Formation of Azerbaijan. It is the type species of Johnsonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Johnsonia spinosa Korde p. 276 figs. Pl 54, figs 3,4,7; text-fig 54

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
orderDasycladalesKützing 1860
familyDasycladaceaeKutzing 1843
genusJohnsonia
speciesspinosa

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Johnsonia spinosa Korde 1965
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Diagnosis
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