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Cystodytes

Taxonomy
Cystodytes is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Tunicata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Cystodytes Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumTunicataLamarck 1816
genusCystodytes

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Attached: yessubp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Created: 2007-12-11 06:22:34
Modified: 2009-10-12 01:26:13
Source: subp = subphylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available