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Orastrum perspicuum

Coccolithophyceae - Calyptrosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Orastrum perspicuum was named by Varol (1990).

Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Orastrum perspicuum Varol
1998Orastrum perspicuum Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
familyCalyptrosphaeraceae
genusOrastrumWind and Wise 1977
speciesperspicuumVarol 1990

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.

Orastrum perspicuum Varol 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available