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Cyclagelosphaera monocava

Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae

Taxonomy
Bidiscus monocava was named by Bukry (1969) [misidentification].

It was recombined as Cyclagelosphaera monocava by von Salis (1997), Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. margereli, C. margereti
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Bidiscus monocava Bukry
1997Cyclagelosphaera monocava von Salis
1998Cyclagelosphaera monocava Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderWatznauerialesBown 1987
familyWatznaueriaceae
genusCyclagelosphaeraNoël 1965
speciesmonocava(Bukry 1969)

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.

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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