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Parachaetetes asvapatii

Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae

Taxonomy
Parachaetetes asvapatii was named by Pia (1936). It is the type species of Parachaetetes.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. clathratus, P. maslovi, P. riedeli, P. tauricus, P. triasinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Parachaetetes asvapatii Pia
1976Parachaetetes asvapatii Lakhanpal et al.
2001Parachaetetes asvapatii Misra et al. p. 316
2009Parachaetetes asvapatii Misra et al. p. 332
2016Parachaetetes asvapatii Carrera and Casadío

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
RankNameAuthor
familySolenoporaceaePia 1927
genusParachaetetesDeninger 1906
speciesasvapatiiPia 1936

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
P.K. Misra et al. 2001hallus encrusting, transparent. Cells are
arranged in rows. Cell septations prominent at few places. The
diameter of the cells ranges from 40 to 60 IJm. The length of
the cells vary from 40 to 120 IJm.