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Handbook of
Botany Zoology Protoctista Cavalier-Smith
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Kingdom: Plantae Animalia Protoctista Chromista
Division/ Chromophyta
Phylum: Sarcomastigophora Zoomastigina Heterokonta
Class: Bicosoecophyceae Mastigophorea Bicoecids Bicoecea
(or Chrysophyceae)
Order: Bicosoecales Bicosoecida (not given) (not given)
Family: Bicosoecaceae Bicosoecidae (not given) (not given)
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Access the NCBI Taxonomy classification of "stramenopiles"."Bicosoecids" vs. "bicoecids": The genus that lends its name to this protist group was described in the last quarter of the 19th century. The name was spelled, in different places and by different authors, Bicosoeca, Bicoeca or Bikoeca. Botanically-trained systematists generally have used Bicosoeca (and "bicosoecids", Bicosoecaceae, etc.), while zoologically-trained systematists generally have used Bicoeca (and its derivatives). However, the eldest (first published) name is Bicosoeca, and therefore, according to the rules of nomenclature ("principle of priority"), it is the correct name for both botanists and zoologists.
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