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Rhodosphaera

Polycystinea - Spumellaria

Taxonomy
Rhodosphaera is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
R. crucifera, R. devoniensis, R. idonea, R. pulchra, R. ruesti
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Rhodosphaera crucifera Rüst
1892Rhodosphaera devoniensis Rüst
1892Rhodosphaera idonea Rüst
1892Rhodosphaera pulchra Rüst
1899Rhodosphaera ruesti Hinde
2002Rhodosphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassPolycystinia
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusRhodosphaera

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.

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Invalid names: Rhodosphaera crucifera Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Rhodosphaera devoniensis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Rhodosphaera idonea Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Rhodosphaera pulchra Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Rhodosphaera ruesti Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections
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