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Petrarhabdus copulatus

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Prediscosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Tetralithus copulatus was named by Deflandre (1959). It is the type species of Petrarhabdus.

It was recombined as Petrarhabdus copulatus by Wind and Wise (1983) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Tetralithus copulatus Deflandre
1983Petrarhabdus copulatus Wind and Wise
1998Petrarhabdus copulatus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyPrediscosphaeraceaeRood et al. 1971
genusPetrarhabdusWind and Wise 1983
speciescopulatus(Deflandre 1959)

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.

†Petrarhabdus copulatus Deflandre 1959
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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
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