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Emiliania

Coccolithophyceae - Isochrysidales - Noelaerhabdaceae

Taxonomy
Emiliania was named by Hay and Mohler (1967). It is extant.

It was assigned to Noelaerhabdaceae by Young and Bown (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Emiliania Hay and Mohler
1997Emiliania Young and Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderIsochrysidales
familyNoelaerhabdaceae
genusEmilianiaHay and Mohler 1967

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. Emiliania Hay and Mohler 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: oceanic, oligotrophic, marine, brackishp
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Depth habitat: surfacep
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2006-10-31 06:24:05
Modified: 2006-10-31 08:24:05
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available