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Eyrea

Dinophyceae - Lecaniellaceae

Taxonomy
Eyrea was named by Cookson and Eisenack (1970). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lecaniellaceae by Cookson and Eisenack (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Eyrea Cookson and Eisenack

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
RankNameAuthor
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
familyLecaniellaceae
genusEyrea

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.

G. †Eyrea Cookson and Eisenack 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
I. Cookson and A. Eisenack 1970Shell circular to slightly oval in outline, smooth or finely granular, surrounded by a thin hyaline wing which is indistinctly and irregularly delimited. Usually the two half-shells occur as individual units only occasionally side by side in pairs.
Measurements
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No ecological data are available
Collections
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