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Physophycus marginatus

Taxonomy
Caulerpites marginatus was named by Lesquereux (1869). It is not extant. It is the type species of Physophycus.

It was recombined as Physophycus marginatus by Schimper (1869).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Caulerpites marginatus Lesquereux
1869Physophycus marginatus Schimper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
genusPhysophycusSchimper 1869
speciesmarginatus(Lesquereux 1869)

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.

†Physophycus marginatus Lesquereux 1869
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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 09:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available