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Rhizoplegma

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Rhizoplegma was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R]. It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Rhizoplegma Haeckel
1892Rhizoplegma betulinum Rüst
2001Rhizoplegma De Wever et al. p. 110
2002Rhizoplegma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAstrosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881
genusRhizoplegmaHaeckel 1881

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. Rhizoplegma Haeckel 1881
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Invalid names: Rhizoplegma betulinum Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available