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Pentactura pentactis

Polycystinea - Spumellaria

Taxonomy
Astromma pentactis was named by Ehrenberg (1874). It is extant. It is the type species of Pentactura.

It was recombined as Pentactura pentactis by Campbell (1954).

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by B. Allen on 2024-03-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Astromma pentactis Ehrenberg
1954Pentactura pentactis Campbell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusPentacturaHaeckel 1882
speciespentactis(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.

Pentactura pentactis Ehrenberg 1874
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