Spirodela Schleiden 1839 (duckweed)
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Angiospermae - Arales - Lemnaceae
Alternative spelling: Lemna (Spirodela)
Parent taxon: Lemnaceae according to E. E. McIver and J. F. Basinger 1993
See also Knowlton 1919
Sister taxa: Lemna, Lemnaceaepites, Limnobiophyllum
Subtaxa: Spirodela penicillata
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Wyoming collections)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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