Litopora Johnson 1964 (green algae)

Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae

Full reference: J. H. Johnson. 1964. Lower Devonian algae and encrusting foraminifera from New South Wales. Journal of Paleontology 38(1):98-108

Parent taxon: Dasycladaceae according to J. H. Johnson 1964

See also Andrews 1970

Sister taxa: Aciculella, Afghanopolia, Albertaporella, Amicus, Anatolipora, Andrusporella, Aphroporella, Atractyliopsis, Bakalovaella, Baratoloporella, Broeckella, Callisphenus, Cambroporella, Carpenterella, Catellaria, Catena, Clavaphysoporella, Clavaporella, Conipora, Coniporella, Cyclocriniteae, Cylindroporella, Cymopolia, Dactylopora, Dasycladacea, Dissocladella, Endoina, Eogoniolina, Eomizzia, Exvotarisella, Favoporella, Favoporella, Ferganella, Furcoporella, Gyroporella, Hamulusella, Harlanjohnsonella, Heteroporella, Imperiella, Intermurella, Jodotella, Johnsonia, Lemoinella, Macroporella, Maupasia, Meminella, Mizzia, Montiella, Munieria, Nanjinoporella, Nanopora, Neogyroporella, Neomeris, Neoteutloporella, Novantiella, Ollaria, Orioporella, Oroseina, Otternstella, Pagodaporella, Palaeodasycladus, Paradella, Parkerella, Parnesina, Permopora, Phragmoporella, Physoporella, Piaea, Pianella, Piania, Poikiloporella, Pseudogyroporella, Pseudotabasoporella, Pseudovermiporella, Salopekiella, Salpingoporella, Samarella, Sarosiella, Selliporella, Sestrosphaera, Spinctoporella, Stichoporella, Stolleyella, Suppiluliumaella, Tabasoporella, Tersella, Tetraploporella, Thailandoporella, Unjaella, Uraloporella, Verticillopora, Windosoporella, Zaporella, Zittelina

Subtaxa: Litopora spatiosa

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Type: Litopora spatiosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at K. H. Wolf Locality N. 309, Farnham (Devonian of Australia)

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