Parent taxon: Algae according to P. J. Vayda et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Algacites, 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, Zygnemataceae
Subtaxa: Vendotaenia
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Ordovician of France (1 collection)
• Cambrian of Canada (4: British Columbia), China (2), the Russian Federation (1)
• Ediacaran of Brazil (2), China (3), Namibia (1), Norway (2), the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (2), United States (1: Nevada)
• Vendian of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence