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Dictyocephalus obtusus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Lophophaenidae

Taxonomy
Cornutella obtusa was named by Ehrenberg (1844). It is extant. It is the type species of Dictyocephalus.

It was recombined as Dictyocryphalus obtusus by Loeblich and Tappan (1961); it was recombined as Dictyocephalus obtusus by Ehrenberg (1861), Suzuki (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Cornutella obtusa Ehrenberg
1861Dictyocephalus obtusus Ehrenberg
1961Dictyocryphalus obtusus Loeblich and Tappan
2009Dictyocephalus obtusus Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyLophophaenidaeHaeckel 1881
genusDictyocephalusEhrenberg 1860
speciesobtusus(Ehrenberg 1844)

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.

Dictyocephalus obtusus Ehrenberg 1844
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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