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Pterophycus plicatus

Phaeophyceae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Pterophycus plicatus Herzer

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Stramenopiles(Campbell et al. 1999)
phylumOchrophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPhaeophyceae
—Fucales
genusPterophycusHerzer 1902
speciesplicatusHerzer 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.

†Pterophycus plicatus Herzer 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: marine, brackishc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2026-03-28 21:04:01
Modified: 2026-03-28 21:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Taylor et al. 2008
Collections
No collection or age range data are available