Parent taxon: Chlorophyta according to H. N. Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Amgaella, Bryopsidophyceae, Calathella, Caulerpites, Charophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Chuariophyceae, Dasycladophyceae, Doushantuophyton, Fuxianospira, Indopolia, Laenigma, Lanceoforma, Megaspirella, Microfasta, Monostysisyrinaceae, Palaeomastigocladus, Parallelphyton, Proterotainia, Pseudopalaeoporella, Retephycus, Schizosporis, Sgrossoella, Sinocylindra, Sinophyllum, Sphaeroporella, Spheroporella, Tetrasporaceae, Thaumatoporellales, Timanella, Ulvophyceae, Walcottophycus, Yakutina
Subtaxa: Physophycus marginatus
Type: Caulerpites marginatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Physophycus in the database
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