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Hexastylus setosus

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Hexastylidae

Taxonomy
Acanthosphaera setosa was named by Ehrenberg (1873). It is extant. It is the type species of Hexastylus.

It was recombined as Hexastylus setosus by Kozur and Mostler (1979) and Suzuki (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Acanthosphaera setosa Ehrenberg
1979Hexastylus setosus Kozur and Mostler
2009Hexastylus setosus Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyHexastylidaeHaeckel 1881
genusHexastylusHaeckel 1881
speciessetosus(Ehrenberg 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.

Hexastylus setosus 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