Blysmasphaera brasiliensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Allogromiida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: Tsar Cladus: Sar Infraregnum: Rhizaria Clade: Retaria Phylum: Foraminifera Classis: Monothalamea Ordo: Allogromiida

Familia: Allogromiidae
Subfamilia: -
Genus: Blysmasphaera
Species: Blysmasphaera brasiliensis

Name

Blysmasphaera brasiliensis Brönnimann, 1988

• Remarks: Species no longer valid, as the type specimens turned out to represent the microsporangia or massulae of the heterosporous water fern Salvinia (Pteridophyta) according to Kempf, 2014.

Primary references

• Brönnimann, P. 1988: Two new recent allogromiine and textulariine genera (Protozoa: Foraminiferida) from the Brazilian Shelf. Revue de Paléobiologie, 7 (1): 33–42.
• Kempf, E.K. 2014: An enigma resolved: Foraminifera genus Blysmasphaera from Brazil in reality is the microsporangium of the heterosporous water fern Salvinia (Pteridophyta). Notes on Natural Science Objects, 1: 1–24.