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Byssus

Algae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Byssus Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
classAlgae
RankNameAuthor
genusByssus

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. Byssus Linnaeus 1753
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Byssus aurea Linnaeus 1753
Byssus botryoides Linnaeus 1753
Byssus candelaris Linnaeus 1753
Byssus cryptarum Linnaeus 1753
Byssus flosaquae Linnaeus 1753
Byssus incana Linnaeus 1753
Byssus jolithus Linnaeus 1753
Byssus lactea Linnaeus 1753
Byssus saxatilis Linnaeus 1753
Byssus velutina Linnaeus 1753
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