Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae
Alternative combination: Watznaueria virginica
Belongs to Biscutum according to P. R. Bown 1998
Sister taxa: Biscutum arrogans, Biscutum boletum, Biscutum constans, Biscutum coronum, Biscutum dekaenelii, Biscutum depravatus, Biscutum dissimilis, Biscutum dorsetensis, Biscutum dubium, Biscutum ellipticum, Biscutum erismatum, Biscutum finchii, Biscutum gaultensis, Biscutum grande, Biscutum harrisonii, Biscutum intermedium, Biscutum magnum, Biscutum melaniae, Biscutum notaculum, Biscutum novum, Biscutum planum, Biscutum thurowii, Biscutum zulloi
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Biscutum virginica in the database
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