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Megaspirella

Taxonomy
Megaspirella was named by Chen and Erdtmann (1991). It is not extant. Its type is Megaspirella houi.

It was assigned to Chlorophyta by Zeng et al. (2026).

Species
M. houi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Megaspirella Chen and Erdtmann
2026Megaspirella Zeng et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
RankNameAuthor
Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
genusMegaspirellaChen and Erdtmann 1991

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. †Megaspirella Chen and Erdtmann 1991
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Megaspirella houi Chen and Erdtmann 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available