Chiastozygus antiquus Perch-Nielsen 1973 (haptophyte alga)

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Alternative combination: Neochiastozygus antiquus

Belongs to Chiastozygus according to P. R. Bown 1998

Sister taxa: Chiastozygus amphipons, Chiastozygus bifarius, Chiastozygus garrisonii, Chiastozygus litterarius, Chiastozygus platyrhethus, Chiastozygus propagulis, Chiastozygus quadriperforatus, Chiastozygus spissus, Chiastozygus stylesii, Chiastozygus synquadriperforatus, Chiastozygus tenuis, Chiastozygus trabalis, Chiastozygus ultimus

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chiastozygus antiquus in the database

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