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Brachiospyris ocellata

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Triospyrididae

Taxonomy
Ceratospyris ocellata was named by Ehrenberg (1874). It is extant. It is the type species of Brachiospyris.

It was recombined as Brachiospyris ocellata by Frizzell and Middour (1951), Suzuki (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Ceratospyris ocellata Ehrenberg
1951Brachiospyris ocellata Frizzell and Middour
2009Brachiospyris ocellata Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyTriospyrididaeHaeckel 1881
genusBrachiospyrisHaeckel 1881
speciesocellata(Ehrenberg 1874)

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.

Brachiospyris ocellata Ehrenberg 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available