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Paraporolithon

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Paraporolithon was named by Johnson (1957). It is not extant. Its type is Paraporolithon saipanense.

It was assigned to Corallinaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. saipanense (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Paraporolithon Johnson
1970Paraporolithon Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusParaporolithonJohnson 1957

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. †Paraporolithon Johnson 1957
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†Paraporolithon saipanense Johnson 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2005-06-21 06:27:21
Modified: 2005-06-21 08:27:21
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available