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Phormacantha

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Lophophaenidae

Taxonomy
Phormacantha was named by Jorgensen (1905). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Phormacantha Jorgensen
2001Phormacantha De Wever et al. p. 226

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyLophophaenidaeHaeckel 1881
genusPhormacanthaJorgensen 1905

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. Phormacantha Jorgensen 1905
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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