†Protocodium sinense Chai et al. 2022 (green algae)
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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)
Belongs to Protocodium according to S. Chai et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NWULJG 10,034. Its type locality is Lijiagou section. 73 m., which is in an Ediacaran shallow subtidal dolomite in the Dengying Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Lijiagou section. 73 m.
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