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Rothia

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae

Taxonomy
Rothia was named by Varol and Girgis (1994).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Rothia Varol and Girgis
1997Rothia Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyEiffellithaceaeReinhardt 1965
genusRothiaVarol and Girgis 1994

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. †Rothia Varol and Girgis 1994
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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