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Leiosphaeridia baltica

Chlorophyceae - Volvocales - Chlorococcaceae

Taxonomy
Leiosphaeridia baltica was named by Eisenack (1958). It is not extant. It is the type species of Leiosphaeridia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. atava, L. eisenacki, L. kulgunica, L. mintutissima, L. tenuistriata, L. ternata, L. voigtii
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Leiosphaeridia baltica Eisenack

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderVolvocales
familyChlorococcaceaeBlackman and Tansley 1902
genusLeiosphaeridia
speciesbalticaEisenack 1958

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.

†Leiosphaeridia baltica Eisenack 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-10-23 02:26:17
Modified: 2007-10-23 04:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available