Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -3 meters (-9 feet).Standard Deviation = 52.500 based on 3 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Chromista
()
- T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Subphylum:
Phaeista
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Infraphylum:
Chrysista
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Superclass:
Limnistia
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1996
- Class:
Chrysophyceae
()
- R.a. Andersen, 1987
- Order:
Ochromonadales
()
- R.a. Andersen, 1987
- Family:
Synuraceae
()
- Lemmermann, 1899
- Genus:
Paraphysomonas
()
- Specific descriptor:
cylicophora
- Alg-55101
- Scientific name: - Paraphysomonas cylicophora Leadbeater
- Specific descriptor:
cylicophora
- Alg-55101
- Genus:
Paraphysomonas
(
- Family:
Synuraceae
(
- Order:
Ochromonadales
(
- Class:
Chrysophyceae
(
- Superclass:
Limnistia
(
- Infraphylum:
Chrysista
(
- Subphylum:
Phaeista
(
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
(
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
(
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
(
- Kingdom:
Chromista
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Paraphysomonas cylicophora Leadbeater
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Fitzgerald O..
Similar Species
Members of the genus Paraphysomonas
There are approximately 46 species in this genus:
P. antarctica · P. bandaiensis · P. butcheri · P. caelifrica · P. campanulata · P. cancellata · P. canistrum · P. circumforaminifera · P. circumvallata · P. corbidifera · P. coronata subsp. poteriophora · P. corynephora · P. cribosa · P. cylicophora · P. diademifera · P. eiffelii · P. erinacea · P. faveolata · P. foraminifera · P. formanifera · P. gladiata · P. homolepis · P. imperforata · P. manubriata · P. morchella · P. oligocycla · P. pileata · P. planus · P. porosa · P. poteriophora · P. poteriophora manubriata · P. punctata · P. runcinifera · P. runciniferopsis · P. sediculosa · P. sideriophora · P. stelligera · P. stephanolepis · P. subquadrangularis · P. subrotacea · P. takahashii · P. truncata · P. type (Conger Eel) · P. undulata · P. vacuolata · P. vestita
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Notes
Contributors
- AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 17, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed August 4, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 17, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: MICROBIS database (CoML)
- International Census of Marine Microbes: MICROBIS database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3868444
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-55101
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13298683
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2927283
