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Pulvinosphaeridium pulvinellum

Dinophyceae

Taxonomy
Pulvinosphaeridium pulvinellum was named by Eisenack (1954). It is not extant. It is the type species of Pulvinosphaeridium.

Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-04-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Pulvinosphaeridium pulvinellum Eisenack

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Alveolata
—Myzozoa
RankNameAuthor
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellataBütschli 1885
classDinophyceae
genusPulvinosphaeridiumEisenack 1954
speciespulvinellumEisenack 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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicasuperc
Environment: freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"superc
Created: 2026-03-29 15:51:37
Modified: 2026-03-29 15:51:37
Source: c = class, superc = superclass
References: Fritsch and West 1927, Taylor 1987
Collections
No collection or age range data are available