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Lithomitrella acephalum

Protozoa

Taxonomy
Eucyrtidium acephalum was named by Ehrenberg (1874). It is extant. It is the type species of Lithomitrella.

It was recombined as Lithomitrella acephalum by Petrushevskaya and Kozlova (1979), Suzuki (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Eucyrtidium acephalum Ehrenberg
1979Lithomitrella acephalum Petrushevskaya and Kozlova
2009Lithomitrella acephalum Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
RankNameAuthor
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
genusLithomitrella
speciesacephalum(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.

Lithomitrella acephalum 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