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Sphaerothylacus polycarpae

Hexanauplia

Taxonomy
Sphaerothylacus polycarpae was named by Sluiter (1884). It is extant. It is the type species of Sphaerothylacus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Sphaerothylacus polycarpae Sluiter
1969Sphaerothylacus polycarpae Newman et al. p. 273

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classHexanauplia
subclassCopepoda(Milne-Edwards,Milne-Edwards 1840)
genusSphaerothylacusSluiter 1884
speciespolycarpaeSluiter 1884

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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Measurements
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Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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