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Psilomelissa

Protozoa

Taxonomy
Psilomelissa was named by Haeckel (1882) [2b. Tribe: Sethopilida. Open triradiate dyocyrtids. A.Sethopilida with a girdle (Callimitrida). (Sethopilida with the apertural margin smooth or truncate). AI. With the second segment simply latticed. Ib. Second segment with three spines. a+ Obtuse (with the cephalis smooth, not spiny). (Translated from Latin by E.M.R. and W.R.R.)]. It is extant. Its type is Dictyocephalus galeatus. It was considered monophyletic by Haeckel (1882).

It was assigned to Radiolaria by Haeckel (1882).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Psilomelissa Haeckel

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
RankNameAuthor
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
genusPsilomelissa

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. Psilomelissa Haeckel 1882
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Psilomelissa galeatus Ehrenberg 1873
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available