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Discolithus solidus

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Discolithus solidus was named by Deflandre and Fert (1954).

It was recombined as Holodiscolithus solidus by Roth (1970), Pérez Panera (2013) and Estebenet et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Discolithus solidus Deflandre and Fert
1970Holodiscolithus solidus Roth
2013Holodiscolithus solidus Pérez Panera
2021Holodiscolithus solidus Estebenet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
subclassPrymnesiophycidaeCavalier-Smith 1986
genusDiscolithusLohmann 1961
speciessolidusDeflandre and Fert 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.

†Discolithus solidus Deflandre and Fert 1954
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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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
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