Parent taxon: Algae according to S. Chandra and R. Tewari 1991
See also Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Archidesmus loganensis, Bartenia, Botryococcaceae, Byssus, Cancellophycus, Characeales, Collenia, Conferva, Confervites, Conophyton, Cryptozoon, Delesseria, Dendrophycus, Dictyophycus, Elainabella, Eoholynia, Fucoides, Gilbertina, Gyrodendron, Halymenites, Jurusania, Lichen, Longfengshaniaceae, Loperia, Myelophycus, Palaeodictyon, Petrophyton, Retiphycus, Tremella, Ulva, Vendotaeniales, Zygnemataceae
Subtaxa: Algacites filicoides Algacites oogonifera Algacites orobiformis
Type: Carpolithes orobiformis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Triassic of France (2 collections), India (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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