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Polysolenia setosa

Protozoa - Collodaria - Collosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Polysolenia setosa was named by Ehrenberg (1873). It is extant. It is the type species of Acrosphaera, Polysolenia.

It was recombined as Acrosphaera setosa by Haeckel (1882).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Polysolenia setosa Ehrenberg
1882Acrosphaera setosa Haeckel
1954Polysolenia setosa Campbell
2009Polysolenia setosa Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderCollodariaHaeckel 1881
familyCollosphaeridaeMüller 1858
genusPolysoleniaEhrenberg 1872
speciessetosaEhrenberg 1873

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.

Polysolenia setosa Ehrenberg 1873
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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