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Thalassocystis

Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales

Taxonomy
Thalassocystis was named by Taggart and Parker (1976). Its type is Thalassocystis striata.

It was assigned to Bryopsidales by LoDuca et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Thalassocystis Taggart and Parker p. 1390 figs. 1-4
2021Thalassocystis LoDuca et al. p. 226

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
RankNameAuthor
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classUlvophyceae
orderBryopsidalesSchaffner 1922
genusThalassocystisTaggart and Parker 1976

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. †Thalassocystis Taggart and Parker 1976
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†Thalassocystis striata Taggart and Parker 1976
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Invalid names: Inocaulis manistiquensis Johnson and Campbell 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: "photoautotroph"o
Created: 2007-10-23 01:56:40
Modified: 2007-10-23 03:56:40
Source: o = order, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Llandovery or 443.10000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Michigan) Inocaulis manistiquensis (226167) T. striata (226168)