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Mazaganella

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Mazaganellaceae

Taxonomy
Mazaganella was named by Bown (1987). Its type is Mazaganella pulla.

It was assigned to Mazaganellaceae by Bown and Young (1997).

Species
M. protensa, M. pulla (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Mazaganella Bown
1997Mazaganella Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyMazaganellaceaeBown 1987
genusMazaganellaBown 1987

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. †Mazaganella Bown 1987
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†Mazaganella protensa Bown 1987
†Mazaganella pulla Bown 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: oceanic, oligotrophic, marine, brackishp
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Depth habitat: surfacep
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2006-10-31 06:24:05
Modified: 2006-10-31 08:24:05
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available