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Tawuia

Chuariophyceae - Chuariales - Chuariaceae

Taxonomy
Tawuia was named by Hofmann (1979). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Tawuia dalensis.

It was assigned to Archaeplastida by Hofmann (1979); and to Chuariaceae by Guiry and Guiry (2025).

Entered
by P. Cohen on 2021-02-24; modified by M. Clapham on 2022-11-12

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Tawuia Hofmann p. 157
1984Ephippiodeusa Yan
1984Valvaphysa Yan
1985Glossophyton Duan and Du
1986Bipatinella Chen and Zheng
2023Glossophyton Liu et al. p. 9
2025Tawuia Guiry and Guiry p. https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classChuariophyceaeGnilovskaja and Istchenko
RankNameAuthor
orderChuarialesIstchenko
familyChuariaceaeWenz 1938
genusTawuia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Tawuia Hofmann 1979
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Tawuia dalensis Hofmann 1979
Tawuia robusta Qin 2023
Tawuia sinensis Duan 1982
Invalid names: Bipatinella Chen and Zheng 1986 [synonym], Ephippiodeusa Yan 1984 [synonym], Glossophyton Duan and Du 1985 [synonym], Valvaphysa Yan 1984 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available