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Rhagodiscus achlyostaurion

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Rhagodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Parhabdolithus achlyostaurion was named by Hill (1976) [misidentification].

It was recombined as Rhagodiscus achlyostaurion by Doeven (1983), Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. augustus, R. achylostaurion

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Parhabdolithus achlyostaurion Hill
1983Rhagodiscus achlyostaurion Doeven
1998Rhagodiscus achlyostaurion 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
speciesachlyostaurion(Hill 1976)

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