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Botryocella nucula

Protozoa - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Lithobotrys nucula was named by Ehrenberg (1874). It is extant. It is the type species of Botryocella.

It was recombined as Botryocella nucula by Campbell (1954) and Suzuki (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Lithobotrys nucula Ehrenberg
1954Botryocella nucula Campbell
2009Botryocella nucula Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusBotryocellaHaeckel 1887
speciesnucula(Ehrenberg 1874)

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.

Botryocella nucula Ehrenberg 1874
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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