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Discophycus

Taxonomy
Discophycus was named by Walcott (1883). It is not extant. Its type is Discophycus typicalis.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
D. typicalis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Discophycus Walcott
1970Discophycus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusDiscophycusWalcott 1883

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. †Discophycus Walcott 1883
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†Discophycus typicalis Walcott 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available