Protocodium Chai et al. 2022 (green algae)

Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Codiaceae

Full reference: S. Chai, C. Aria, and H. Hua. 2022. A stem group Codium alga from the latest Ediacaran of South China provides taxonomic insight into the early diversification of the plant kingdom. BMC Biology 20(199)

Parent taxon: Codiaceae according to S. Chai et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Anchicodium, Aphroditicodium, Arabicodium, Bacanella, Calcipatera, Diversoporella, Doliporella, Garwoodioideae, Ivanovia, Litanaia, Maslovina, Mizziella, Neoanchicodium, Orthriosiphon, Palaeocodium, Polygonella, Polymorphocodium, Sinuatoporella, Stylocodium, Udotoideae, Uva

Subtaxa: Protocodium sinense

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Type: Protocodium sinense

Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Lijiagou section. 73 m. ( of China)

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