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Polystephanosphaera

Dinophyceae

Taxonomy
Polystephanosphaera was named by Sarjeant (1960). It is not extant. Its type is Polystephanosphaera valensii.

It was assigned to Dinophyceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. valensii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Polystephanosphaera Sarjeant
1970Polystephanosphaera Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
phylumMyzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
RankNameAuthor
classDinophyceae
genusPolystephanosphaeraSarjeant 1960

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. †Polystephanosphaera Sarjeant 1960
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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