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Pterophycus

Phaeophyceae

Taxonomy
Pterophycus was named by Herzer (1902). It is not extant. Its type is Pterophycus plicatus.

It was assigned to Fucales by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. plicatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Pterophycus Herzer
1970Pterophycus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukarya
—Protoctista
RankNameAuthor
classPhaeophyceae
—Fucales
genusPterophycusHerzer 1902

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. †Pterophycus Herzer 1902
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†Pterophycus plicatus Herzer 1902
Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Collections
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