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Halophytis

Phaeophyceae - Laminariales

Taxonomy
Halophytis was named by Sang (1885). It is not extant. Its type is Halophytis magnum.

It was assigned to Laminariales by Andrews (1970).

Species
H. magnum (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-20; modified by B. Allen on 2020-02-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Halophytis Sang
1970Halophytis Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Stramenopiles(Campbell et al. 1999)
RankNameAuthor
phylumOchrophyta
classPhaeophyceae
orderLaminariales
genusHalophytisSang 1885

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. †Halophytis Sang 1885
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†Halophytis magnum Sang 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: marine, brackishc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2026-03-28 21:04:01
Modified: 2026-03-28 21:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Taylor et al. 2008
Collections
No collection or age range data are available