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Kokia

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Kokia was named by Perch-Nielsen (1988). Its type is Kokia borealis.

It was assigned to Prymnesiophycidae by Bown and Young (1997).

Species
K. borealis (type species), K. curvata, K. stellata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Kokia Perch-Nielsen
1997Kokia Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
subclassPrymnesiophycidaeCavalier-Smith 1986
genusKokiaPerch-Nielsen 1988

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. †Kokia Perch-Nielsen 1988
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†Kokia borealis Perch-Nielsen 1988
†Kokia curvata Perch-Nielsen 1988
†Kokia stellata Bown 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: oceanic, oligotrophic, marine, brackishp
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Depth habitat: surfacep
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2006-10-31 06:24:05
Modified: 2006-10-31 08:24:05
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available