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Rottnestia

Dinophyceae

Taxonomy
Rottnestia was named by Cookson and Eisenack (1961). Its type is Rottnestia borussica.

It was assigned to Gonyaulacaceae by Cookson and Eisenack (1961); and to Dinophyceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
R. borussica (type species), R. wetzelii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Rottnestia Cookson and Eisenack p. 40,42
1970Rottnestia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
RankNameAuthor
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
genusRottnestiaCookson and Eisenack 1961

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. †Rottnestia Cookson and Eisenack 1961
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Rottnestia borussica Cookson and Eisenack 1961
Rottnestia wetzelii Deflandre 1937
Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Collections
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