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THE CERCOZOAE

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TAXONOMY OF THE KINGDOM CERCOZOAE

This is a taxonomy of the Kingdom Cercozoae.  In an attempt to standardize the taxonomy of this group, I have used the endings in the following table.

TAXON ENDING
PHYLUM -A
CLASS -EA
ORDER -IDA

PHYLUM CERCOMONADA

CLASS CERCOZOEA  

ORDER EUGLYPHIDA  

Lecythidium, Paulinella, Euglypha, Trinema, Trachelocorythion, Tracheleuglypha, Cyphoderia.

ORDER CERCOZOIDA (=SARCOMONADIDA)

Cercomonas, Massisteria, Bodomorpha, Heteromita, Cladomonas, Codonoeca, Collodictyon, Colponema, Cryzella, Cryptaulax, Cyathomonas, Cyclomonas, Dallingeria, Thaumatomonas, Cryothecomonas, Lecythium, Pseudodifflugia.

 CLASS PHAEODAREA

ORDER PHAEOPYLIDA (PHAEOGYMNOCELLIDA)

Phaeopyla, Phaeodina, Phaeodactylis, Phaeosphaera, Gymnocella, Halocella, Lobocella,Miracella, Planktonetta.

ORDER PHAEOCYSTIDA

Aulacantha, Astracantha, Castanella.

ORDER PHAEOSPHAERIDA 

Aulosphaera, Aularia, Aulotractus, Coelocantha, Sagenoarium, Sagenoscena, Sagoscena.

ORDER PHAEOCALPIDA

Castanea, Circoporus, Circospathis, Haeckeliana, Tuscarora, Tuscarilla, Tuscaretta, Porospathis.

ORDER PHAEOGROMIDA

Challengeria, Challengeron, Euphysetta, Gazelletta, Medusetta, Borgertella, Lirella.

ORDER PHAEOCONCHIDA

Conchidium, Coelographis.

ORDER PHAEODENDRIDA

Coelodendrum.

CLASS DESMOTHORACEA 

ORDER CLATHURLIDA (DESMOTHORACIDA)

Clathurlina, Herdriocystis (Heterocystis?), Cienkowskya (=Monomastigocystis?).

PHYLUM CHLORARACHNIOPHYTA

CLASS CHLORARACHNIOPHYTEA

ORDER CHLORARACHNIDA

Chlorarachnion, Cryptochlora, Gymnochlora, Lotharella.

PHYLUM PHYTOMYXA

CLASS PLASMODIOPHOREA

ORDER PLASMODIOPHORIDA

Plasmodiophora, Octomyxa, Sorosphaera, Sorodiscus, Spongospora, Ligniera, Woronina, Polymyxa, and Tetramyxa.

PHYLUM GRANULORETICULOSA

CLASS ATHALAMEA

ORDER BIOMYXIDA (ATHALAMIA).

Gromia, Reticulomyxa, Biomyxa, Gymnophrys, Rhizoplasma.

CLASS MONOTHALAMEA

ORDER MICROMETIDA (MONOTHALAMIA).

Micrometes, Apogromia, Heterogromia.

CLASS POLYTHALAMEA (FORAMINIFERA)

ORDER ALLOGROMIDA

Allogromia, Myxotheca, Ophiotuba, Boderia, Lagynia, Periptygma, Gloiogullmia, Cylindrogullmia.

ORDER ASTRORHIZIDA

Vanhoeffenella, Pelosina, Astrorhiza, Astrorhizoidese, Schizammina, Jullienella, Astrammina, Pilulina, Saccamina, Ovammina, Technitella, Crithionina, Ammopemphix, Hemisphaerammina, Iridia, Lana, Ipoa, Normanina, Komokia, Septuma, Chrondrodapsis, Baculella, Edgertonia.

ORDER TEXTULARIDA

Textularia, Clavulina, Trochammina, Ammodiscus, Psammosphaera, Schizammina, Rheophax, Miliammina, Adercotryma, Cystammina, Recurvoides, Cribrostomoides, Lituotuba, Ammobaculites, Ammoastula, Placopsilina, Cyclammina, Spirotextularia, Spiroplectammina, Vulvulina, Trochaminella, Portatrochammina, Tritaxis, Trochammina, Deuterammina, Jadammina, Arenoparrella, Remaneica, Asteroparatrochammina, Gaudryina, Globotextularia, Karreriella, Eggerella, Edgerelloides, Siphotextularia, Planctostoma, Clavulina, Valvulina.

ORDER ROBERTINIDA

Pseudobulimina, Cushmanella, Alliatina, Robertina, Robertinoides, Hoeglundina.

ORDER CARTERINIDA

Carterina, Zaninettia.

ORDER SPIRILLINIDA

Nubecularia, Spirillina, Sejunctella, Mychostomina, Turrispirulina, Patellina, Patellinoides.

ORDER MILIOLIDA

Cornuspira, Meandrospira, Cornuspiroides, Cornuspirella, Fischerina, Trisegmentina, Subfischeri, Planispirina, Planispirinella, Wiesnerella, Nodobaculariella, Vertebralina, Fischerinella, Zoyaella, Glomulina, Nubeculina, Nodophthalmidium, Nubeculinita, Webbina, Nubecularia, Gymnesia, Nubeculopsis, Calcituba, Cornuspiramia, Riveroina, Pseudohauerina, Pseudohaurinella, Edentostomina, Ophthalamia, Spirophthalmidium, Cornuloculina, Rectospiroloculina, Adelosina, Cibrolinoides, Planispirinoides, Inaequalina, Pippinia, Nummulopyrgo, Flintia, Cribrospiroloculina, Neospiroloculina, Spiroloculina, Siphonaptera, Dentostomina, Schlumbergerina, Sigmoilopsis, Agglutinella, Ammomassilina, Pseudoflintina, Tubinella, Vertebrasigmoilina, Parrina, Articulina, Rectomassilina, Cibropyrgo, Nevillina, Pseudopyrgo, Mesosigmoilina, Biloculinella, Sigmoinella, Nummoloculina, Sigmoilina, Pyrgoella, Pyrgo, Sigmopyrgo, Anchihauerina, Sigmoilinella, Sigmoilinita, Massilinoides, Proemassilina, Massilina, Sigmoihauerina, Polysegmentina, Hauerina, Parahauerina, Parahauerinoides, Sissonia, Lorettaoides, Pseudomassilina, Miliolinella, Wellmanellinella, Steigerina, Ptychomiliola, Mesopateoris, Neopateoris, Involvohauerina, Flintinoides, Flintina, Subedentostomina, Pseudoschlumbergerina, Sigmella, Lachlanella, Cycloforina, Quinqueloculina, Pseudotriloculina, Varidentella, Cribromiliolinella, Cruciloculina, Triloculinella, Triloculinellus, Triloculinoides, Affinetrina, Triloculina, Borelis, Flosculinella, Alveolinella, Dendritina, Monalysidium, Spirolina, Coscinospira, Laevipeneroplis, Peneroplis,  Androsina, Archaias, Parasorites, Cycloputeolina, Cyclorbiculina, Marginopora, Sorites, Amphisorus, Cyclogyra, Squamulina, Ammobaculites, Miliammina, Nodosinum. Miliola.

ORDER LAGENIDA

Sipholagena, Cribrolagena, Lagena, Procerolagena, Hyalinonetrion, Oolina, Fissurina, Parafissurina, Pristinosceptrella, Cushmanina, Solenina, Wiesnerina, Palliolatella, Phlegeria, Glandulina, Laryngosigma, Entolingulina, Seabrookia, Lingulina, Frondicularia, Dentalina, Nodosaria, Pyramidulina, Amphimorphina, Proxifrons, Lenticulina, Saracenaria, Vaginulina, Astacolus, Amphicoryna, Webbinella, Fussuripolymorphina, Polymorphina, Pyrulina, Globulina, Guttulina, Ramulina, Discoramulina.

ORDER ROTALIIDA

Stilostomella, Siphonodosaria, Nodogenerina, Bolivina, Bolivinellina, Brizalina, Abditodentrix, Bolivinita, Coryphostoma, Fursenkoina, Rutherfordoides, Sigmavirgulina, Stuartia, Ellipsobulimina, Ellipsoglandulina, Nodosarella, Pleurostomella, Islandiella, Globocassidulina, Cassidulina, Favocassidulina, Bursoelina, Ehrenbergina, Virgulinopsis, Birgulopsis, Cassidelina, Stainforthia, Bulimina, Globobulimina, Praeglobobulimina, Uvigerina, Euuvigerina, Siphouvigerina, Neouvigerina, Angulogerina, Trifarina, Hopkinsinella, Sagrinella, Rectobolivina, Loxostomina, Parabrizalina, Sagrina, Sagrinopsis, Siphogenerina, Acostina, Fijiella, Reussella, Chrysalidinella, Compressigerina, Valvobifarina, Siphoninoides, Siphonina, Siphoninella, Rotaliella, Metarotaliella, Rossyatella, Angulodiscorbis, Planoglabratella, Glabratellina, Glabratella, Rosalina, Neoconorbina, Planodiscorbis, Gavelinopsis, Baggina, Cancris, Valvulineria, Stetsonia, Epistominella, Pseudoparrella, Torresina, Laticarinina, Discobinita, Discorbinella, Cibicides, Paracibicides, Montfortella, Dyocibicides, Cyclocibicides, Carpenteria, Biarritzina, Rupertina, Sphaerogypsina, Acervulina, Planogypsina, Gypsina, Discogypsina, Sporadotrema, Homotrema, Miniacina, Eponidella, Palmerinella, Nuttalides, Pseudoeponides, Rubratella, Eoponidella, Asterigerinata, Astrononion, Nonionoides, Nonionella, Haynesina, Nonion, Melonis, Pullenia, Anomalinella, Chilostomella, Quadrimorphina, Alabamina, Svratkina, Osangularia, Oridorsalis, Anomilinoides, Gemellides, Heterolepa, Discomalina, Gyroidella, Gyroidina, Gyroidinopsis, Hansenisca, Hanzawaia, Nebobuccella, Buccella, Trichohyalus, Discorbis, Eponides, Ozawaia, Notorotalia, Parrellina, Elphidiella, Cibroelphidium, Elphidium, Schlumbergerella, Neorotalia, Calcarina, Baculogypsina, Ammonia, Pararotalia, Challengerella, Rotalidium, Asterorotalia, Pseudorotalia, Discorbis, Strebloides, Rotorbis, Rotorboides, Poroeponides, Neoeponides, Eponides, Heterostegina, Nummulites, Assilina, Operculina, Cycloclypeus, Heterocyclina, Calcarina, Elphidium, Hastigerina,Heterostegina, Globigerinella, Eponides, Cibicides, Planorbulina, , Cymbalopora, Homotrema, Annulopatellina, Patellina, Metarotiella, Rubratella, Glabratella, Loxostomum, Marginula,  Buliminella, Discorbis, 

ORDER GLOBIGERINIDA

Tenuitellinata, Globigerinita, Tinophodella, Tenuitella, Tenuitellita, Hastigerinopsis, Hastigerina, Orcadia, Sphaeroidinella, Globigerinoides, Globigerinella, Bolliella, Globigerina, Beella, Pulleniatina, Orbulina, Paragloborotalia, Clavatorella, Paragloborotalia, Neogloboquadrina, Berggenia, Turborotalita.

CLASS XENOPHYOPHOREA

ORDER PSAMMINIDA

Aschemonella, Cerelasma, Cerelpemma, Galatheammina, Maudammina, Ocultammina, Psammetta, Psammina, Reticulammina, Semipsammina, Syringammina. Homogammina

ORDER STANNOMIDA

Stannoma, Stannophyllum.

PHYLUM HAPLOSPORIDIA

CLASS HAPLOSPORIDEA

ORDER HAPLOSPORIDA

Haplosporidium, Urosporidium, Minchinia.

PHYLUM RADIOLARIA

CLASS ACANTHARIA

ORDER HOLACANTHIDA

Acanthochiasma, Acanthoplegma, Acanthocolla, Acanthospira, Acanthocyrtha.

ORDER SYMPHYACANTHIDA

Acantholithium, Astrolithium, Astrolonche, Heliolithium, Amphilithium, Pseudolithium, Dicranophora, Haliommatidium.

ORDER CHAUNACANTHIDA

Gigarticon, Heteracon, Amphiacon, Stauracon, Conicon.

ORDER ARTHRACANTHIDA

Acanthometra, Amphilonche, Tetralonche, Pleuraspis, Lynchaspis, Icoaspis, Dorataspis, Coscinaspis, Craniaspis, Siphonaspis, Aconthaspis, Hystrichaspis, Dictyaspis, Phractopelta, Lithoptera, Coelaspis, Hexalaspis, Hexaconus, Phyllostaurus, Amphistaurus, Acanthostaurus, Lonchostaurus, Zygostaurus, Phatnacantha, Stauracantha, Xiphacantha, Pristacantha, Dictyacantha, Stauraspis, Diploconus, .

CLASS POLYCYSTINEA

ORDER THALLASIOCOLIDA (SPUMELLARIA OR PERIPYLEA)

Thallasiocola, Thalassiolampe, Sphaerozoum, Raphidozoum, Thalassosphaera, Thalassoxanthum, Physematium, Thalassoplancta, Lampoxanthium, Tholostaurus, Styptosphaera, Plegmosphaera, Collosphaera, Arcosphaera, Buccinosphaera, Siphonosphaera, Disolenia, Otosphaera, Cenosphaera, Cladococcus, Acanthosphaera, Centrocubus, Octodendron, Spongoliva, Spongosphaera, Spongoplegma, Didymocyrtis, Carposphaera, Thecosphaera, Saturnalis, Stylacontarium, Stylatractus, Staurolonche, Hexalonche, Hexacontium, Cromyechinus, Astrosphaera, Actinomma, Larcopyle, Larcospira, Octopyle, Tetrapyle, Hexapyle, Pylolena, Spongocore, Spongurus, Heliodiscus, Amphirhopalum, Ommatodiscus, Stylochlamydium, Stylodictya, Spongopyle, Spongotrochus, Spongaster, Euchitonia, Hymeniastrum, Orosphaera, Thalassiothamnus, Bathysphaera, Thalassophysa, Collozoum, Actissa, Centrocolla.

ORDER HOLLANDOSPHAERIDA (PERIAXOPLASTIDA) OMIT

Hollandosphaera, Stigmosphaera, Heliosoma, Cyrtidosphaera, Cenellispis, Spongoliva, Panartus, Astrophacus, Euchitonia, Triolena, Monozonium, Tetrapyle.

ORDER NASSELLARIDA (NASSELLARIA, MONOPYLEA)

Triplagia, Triplecta, Phormacantha, Zygocircus, Acanthodesmia, Lophospyris, Nephrospyris, Lithocircus, Neosemantis, Pseudocubus, Lithopera, Lophophaen Peromelissa, Arachnocorys, Cycladophora, Clathrocanium, Callimitra, Clathrocorys, Sethophormis, Lampromitra, Euecryphalus, Theopilium, Litharachnium, Cornutella, Peripyramis,Carpocanistrum, Antarctissa, Acanthocorys, Pterocanium, Dictyophimus, Lipmanella, Clathrocyclas, Cyrtopera, Stichopilium, Lithostrobus, Eucyrtidium, Spirocyrtis, Phormostichoartus, Siphocampe, Botryostrobus, Lyriospyris, Dendrospyris, Triceraspyris, Tholospyris, Phormospyris, Anthocyrtidium, Lamprocyrtis, Thecocorythium, Lamprocyclas, Pterocorys, Centrobotrys, Saccospyris, Acrobotrys, Botryopyle, Plagonidium, Cortina, Semantis, Zygostephanus, Prismatium, Anthospyris, Lophospyris, Rhodospyris, Amphispyris, Cyrtocalpis, Eucecryphalus, Pterocorys, Botryopera.

CLASS TAXOPODEA 

ORDER STICHOLONCHIDA (TAXOPODIA)

Cell bilaterally symmetrical; rowing axopods which arise from microtubular organizing centers on the nuclear membrane; silicaceous spicules.

Sticholonche.


This page is maintained by Jack R. Holt. Last revised 03/19/2007.