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Dicotylophyllum cerciforme

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Dicotylophyllum cerciforme was named by Saporta (1894). It is not extant. It is the type species of Dicotylophyllum.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Dicotylophyllum cerciforme Saporta

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
genusDicotylophyllumSaporta 1894
speciescerciformeSaporta 1894

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
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available