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Tetracina simplex

Protozoa - Lithacanthidae

Taxonomy
Tetracanthus simplex was named by Popovsky (1907). It is extant. It is the type species of Tetracina, Tetracanthus.

It was recombined as Tetracina simplex by Loeblich and Tappan (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Tetracanthus simplex Popovsky
1961Tetracina simplex Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyThallassosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyLithacanthidaePopovsky 1907
genusTetracina
speciessimplex(Popovsky 1907)

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Tetracina simplex Popovsky 1907
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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