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Dictyoplegma

Protozoa - Ethmosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Dictyoplegma was named by Haeckel (1862). It is extant.

It was assigned to Plegmosphaerinae by Loeblich and Tappan (1961).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Dictyosoma Müller
1862Dictyoplegma Haeckel
1862Spongodictyon Haeckel
1878Dictyosphagma Mivart
1892Spongodictyon triquetrum Rüst
1961Dictyoplegma Loeblich and Tappan
2017Spongodictyon Aitchison et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyEthmosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyEthmosphaeridaeHaeckel 1862
subfamilyPlegmosphaerinaeHaeckel 1881
genusDictyoplegmaHaeckel 1862

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. Dictyoplegma Haeckel 1862
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Invalid names: Dictyosoma Müller 1856 [replaced], Dictyosphagma Mivart 1878 [objective synonym], Spongodictyon Haeckel 1862 [synonym]
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