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Ovoidites

Algae - Zygnemataceae

Taxonomy
Ovoidites was named by Krutzsch (1959) [GENUS Ovoidites POTONIÉ, 1951 ex THOMSON and PFLUG, 1953 emend. KRUTZSCH, 1959]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Zygnemataceae by Rich et al. (1982), Vallati et al. (2016), Vallati et al. (2020), Clyde et al. (2021), Pérez Pincheira and di Pasquo (2021), Vera et al. (2022), Perez Loinaze et al. (2023), Nuñez Otaño et al. (2024), Perez Loinaze et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Ovoidites Krutzsch
1982Ovoidites Rich et al.
2016Ovoidites Vallati et al.
2020Ovoidites Vallati et al. p. 5
2021Ovoidites Clyde et al.
2021Ovoidites Pérez Pincheira and di Pasquo
2022Ovoidites Vera et al.
2023Ovoidites Perez Loinaze et al.
2024Ovoidites Nuñez Otaño et al.
2025Ovoidites Perez Loinaze et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
classAlgae
RankNameAuthor
familyZygnemataceaeKutzing 1898
genusOvoiditesKrutzsch 1959

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Ovoidites Krutzsch 1959
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Ovoidites parvus Nakoman 1966
Ovoidites spriggii Cookson and Dettmann 1959
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available