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Discomitochondria 
AphiaID: 146221

Classification: Biota > Protozoa (Kingdom)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (disused)
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor: included in ERMS 1.1
Rank Phylum
Parent Protozoa
Synonymised
taxa
  Euglenophyta (Pro partim; following the included orders)
Flagellates (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1998). Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. 3rd edition. Freeman: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-7167-3027-8. xx, 520 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: Tomas, C.R. (Ed.) (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa
 
Class Euglenida accepted as Euglenophyceae accepted as Euglenoidea
Class Kinetoplastida accepted as Kinetoplastea
Class Pseudociliata (unaccepted, disused)
Environment marine
Note  Classification: Flaggellates, zoomastigotes or zooflagellates are common synonyms of this phylum. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146221
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Discomitochondria. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146221 on 2013-05-25
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