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Nephrolithus corystus

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Axopodorhabdaceae

Taxonomy
Nephrolithus corystus was named by Wind (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. frecuens, N. frequens, N. frequens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Nephrolithus corystus Wind
1998Nephrolithus corystus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyAxopodorhabdaceae
genusNephrolithusGórka 1957
speciescorystusWind 1983

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.

†Nephrolithus corystus Wind 1983
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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