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Acanthosphaera polygonophora

Protozoa - Actinommidae

Taxonomy
Acanthosphaera polygonophora was named by Deflandre (1960). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Aitchison et al. (2017).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Acanthosphaera polygonophora Deflandre

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyEthmosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyActinommidaeHaeckel 1862
genusAcanthosphaeraEhrenberg 1859
speciespolygonophoraDeflandre 1960

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.

Acanthosphaera polygonophora Deflandre 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available