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Blastochaetetes capilliformis

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Chaetetes capilliformis was named by Michelin (1845). It is the type species of Blastochaetetes.

It was recombined as Blastochaetetes capilliformis by Termier et al. (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Chaetetes capilliformis Michelin
1985Blastochaetetes capilliformis Termier et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
genusBlastochaetetesDietrich 1919
speciescapilliformis(Michelin 1845)

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
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