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Myelastrum

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Myelastridae

Taxonomy
Myelastrum was named by Haeckel (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: K R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Myelastridae.

It was assigned to Myelastridae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Myelastrum Haeckel
2001Myelastrum De Wever et al. p. 161
2002Myelastrum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilySpongodiscaceaHaeckel 1862
familyMyelastridaeRiedel 1971
genusMyelastrumHaeckel 1887

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.

G. Myelastrum Haeckel 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available