Gymnocodiaceae

This family of alga is known from Permian to Cretaceous strata.[1] It has been aligned with the chlorophytes and rhodophytes;[1][2] whilst the latter is the most widely held opinion, some authors still consider a green algal affinity possible.[3]

Gymnocodiaceae
Temporal range: Permian–Cretaceous
Scientific classification
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: incertae sedis
Family: Gymnocodiaceae
G. F. Elliott, 1955

References

  • Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Permocalculus". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  1. Dixon, Peter S. (1977). Biology of the Rhodophyta (Reprint. ed.). Koenigstein: Koeltz. ISBN 0-05-002485-X. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. Elliott, G. F. (1955). "The Permian Calcareous Alga Gymnocodium". Micropaleontology. 1 (1): 83–90. doi:10.2307/1484413. JSTOR 1484413.
  3. Radoičić Rajka (2004). "Permocalculus nikolapantici n. sp. (Udoteaceae ?) from the Upper Turonian of the NW Serbia". Bulletin: Classe des Sciences Mathématiques et Natturalles - Sciences Natturalles. 128 (42): 237–257. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26.


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