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Sporolithon ptychoides

Florideophyceae - Sporolithales - Sporolithaceae

Taxonomy
Sporolithon ptychoides was named by Heydrich (1897).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich
2007Sporolithon ptychoides Tomas et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
subclassCorallinophycidae()
orderSporolithales
familySporolithaceaeVerheij 1993
genusSporolithon(Rothpletz 1891)
speciesptychoidesHeydrich 1897

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.

Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich 1897
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Diagnosis
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