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Cleistorhabdus

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Axopodorhabdaceae

Taxonomy
Cleistorhabdus was named by Black (1972). Its type is Cleistorhabdus williamsii.

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

Species
C. williamsii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Cleistorhabdus Black
1997Cleistorhabdus Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyAxopodorhabdaceae
genusCleistorhabdusBlack 1972

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. †Cleistorhabdus Black 1972
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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