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Cresswellia

Bacillariophyceae

Taxonomy
Cresswellia was named by Arnott (1857) [Arnott ex R.K. Greville in W. Gregory, 1857].

It was assigned to Bacillariophyceae by Tapia and Harwood (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Cresswellia Arnott
2002Cresswellia Tapia and Harwood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
RankNameAuthor
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
genusCresswelliaArnott 1857

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. †Cresswellia Arnott 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2008-03-19 02:48:18
Modified: 2008-03-19 04:48:18
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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