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Metadoga mecurius

Coccolithophyceae - Calyptrosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Metadoga mecurius was named by Wind and Cepek (1979). It is the type species of Metadoga.

Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Metadoga mecurius Wind and Cepek
1998Metadoga mecurius Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
familyCalyptrosphaeraceae
genusMetadogaWind and Cepek 1979
speciesmecuriusWind and Cepek 1979

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.

Metadoga mecurius Wind and Cepek 1979
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Diagnosis
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