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Rhagodiscus cepekii

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Rhagodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Chiastozygus cepekii was named by Crux (1987) [misidentification].

It was recombined as Rhagodiscus cepekii by Bown (1998) and Rutledge and Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. augustus, R. achylostaurion
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Chiastozygus cepekii Crux
1998Rhagodiscus cepekii Bown
1998Rhagodiscus cepekii Rutledge and Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyRhagodiscaceaeHay 1977
genusRhagodiscusReinhardt 1967
speciescepekii(Crux 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.

†Rhagodiscus cepekii Crux 1987
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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