Prymnesiophyceae
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Prymnesiophyceae is a haptophyte class
. Although it was originally described by Casper in 1972, it did not receive a Latin
diagnosis (a requirement for valid publication under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature) until Hibberd provided one in 1976.
Class (biology)
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. Although it was originally described by Casper in 1972, it did not receive a Latin
Latin
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diagnosis (a requirement for valid publication under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature) until Hibberd provided one in 1976.