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Percivalia pontilitha

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Rhagodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Percivalia pontilitha was named by Bukry (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. nebulosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Percivalia pontilitha Bukry
1998Percivalia pontilitha Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyRhagodiscaceaeHay 1977
genusPercivaliaBukry 1969
speciespontilithaBukry 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.

†Percivalia pontilitha Bukry 1969
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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