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Rhizospongus

Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Rhizospongus was named by Mast (1910). It is extant.

It was assigned to Astrosphaeridae by De Wever et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Rhizospongus Mast
2001Rhizospongus De Wever et al. p. 110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAstrosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881
genusRhizospongusMast 1910

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. Rhizospongus Mast 1910
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