Class Dasycladophyceae (green algae)
Parent taxon: Chlorophyta according to S. Berger 2006
Sister taxa: Amgaella, Bryopsidophyceae, Calathella, Caulerpites, Charophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Fuxianospira, Grypania, Indopolia, Lanceoforma, Microfasta, Monostysisyrinaceae, Palaeomastigocladus, Physophycus, Proterotainia, Pseudopalaeoporella, Retephycus, Schizosporis, Sgrossoella, Sinocylindra, Sinophyllum, Sphaeroporella, Spheroporella, Tetrasporaceae, Thaumatoporellales, Timanella, Ulvophyceae, Yakutina
Subtaxa: Ascosoma Palaeoberesellidae Radiosphaeroporella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"
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