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Lophodolithus mochlophorus

Coccolithophyceae - Zygodiscales - Zygodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Lophodolithus mochlophorus was named by Deflandre (1954). It is not extant. It is the type species of Lophodolithus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Lophodolithus mochlophorus Deflandre

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderZygodiscales
familyZygodiscaceae
genusLophodolithus
speciesmochlophorusDeflandre 1954

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.

†Lophodolithus mochlophorus Deflandre 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: oceanic, oligotrophic, marine, brackishp
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Depth habitat: surfacep
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2006-10-31 06:24:05
Modified: 2006-10-31 08:24:05
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003
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