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Xitus spicularius

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Xitidae

Taxonomy
Dictyomitra spicularia was named by Aliev (1961).

It was recombined as Xitus spicularius by Pessagno (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
X. alius, X. channelli, X. clava, X. mclaughlini, X. normalis, X. plenus, X. spineus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Dictyomitra spicularia Aliev
1977Xitus spicularius Pessagno

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyXitidaePessagno 1977
genusXitusPessagno 1977
speciesspicularius(Aliev 1961)

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.

†Xitus spicularius Aliev 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available