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Posidocea frickhingeri

Angiospermae - Alismatales - Posidoniaceae

Taxonomy
Posidocea frickhingeri was named by Gregor (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Posidocea.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Posidocea frickhingeri Gregor p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderAlismatalesBrown 1820
familyPosidoniaceaeHutchinson 1895
genusPosidocea
speciesfrickhingeri

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.

Posidocea frickhingeri Gregor 1991
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. -J. Gregor 1991Gattung der Posidoniaceen mit Merkmalen zwischen Cymodocea major (filamentarige Blatter, singulare Fruchte) und Posidonia oceanica (Langsovale, mit Griffelrest versehene Fruchte.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available