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Halimeda opuntia

Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae

Taxonomy
Halimeda opuntia was named by Lamouroux (1816). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. agharkari, H. gracilis, H. helladica, H. nana, H. praemonilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Halimeda opuntia Lamouroux

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classUlvophyceae
orderBryopsidalesSchaffner 1922
familyHalimedaceaeLink 1832
genusHalimedaLamouroux 1812
speciesopuntiaLamouroux 1816

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.

†Halimeda opuntia Lamouroux 1816
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2007-10-05 04:10:47
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:10:47
Source: f = family, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03India (Gujarat) Halimeda opuntia (215259)