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Chaetocladus

Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales

Taxonomy
Chaetocladus was named by Whitfield (1894). It is not extant. Its type is Chaetocladus plumula.

It was assigned to Dasycladales by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. plumula (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Chaetocladus Whitfield
1970Chaetocladus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
RankNameAuthor
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
orderDasycladalesKützing 1860
genusChaetocladusWhitfield 1894

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. †Chaetocladus Whitfield 1894
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†Chaetocladus plumula Whitfield 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available