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Tessarastrum

Protozoa

Taxonomy
Tessarastrum was named by Haeckel (1887) [Porodiscida with four simple, undivided, chambered arms, connected by a patagium; quadrangular shell bilateral, two opposite arms of the main axis (or principal arms) different from the two others (or lateral arms).]. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Haeckel (1887).

It was assigned to Radiolaria by Haeckel (1887).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Tessarastrum Haeckel

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

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. Tessarastrum Haeckel 1887
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Diagnosis
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