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Phaeophyceae (brown algae)

Phaeophyceae

Taxonomy
Phaeophyceae is a class. It is extant.

It was assigned to Heterokontophyta by Taylor et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Phaeophyceae Taylor et al. p. 1027

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPhaeophyceae
classPhaeophyceae

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.

Cl. Phaeophyceae [brown algae]
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G. †Chordites Fliche 1905
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†Chordites lebruni Fliche 1905
Unr. †Fucales
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G. †Pterophycus Herzer 1902
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†Pterophycus plicatus Herzer 1902
G. †Sargassites Sternberg 1833
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†Sargassites septentrionalis Brongniart 1828
G. Sargassum Agardh 1820
G. Fucus Linnaeus 1753
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Fucus abrotanifolius Linnaeus 1753
Fucus acinarius Linnaeus 1753
Fucus barbatus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus cartilagineus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus concatenatus Linnaeus 1753
†Fucus digitatus Penhallow 1896
Fucus divaricatus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus elongatus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus excisus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus fastigiatus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus filum Linnaeus 1753
Fucus foeniculaceus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus inflatus Linnaeus 1753
†Fucus lignitum Lesquereux 1875
Fucus muscoides Linnaeus 1753
Fucus natans Linnaeus 1753
Fucus nodosus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus palmatus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus pavonicus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus rubens Linnaeus 1753
Fucus saccharinus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus seranoides Linnaeus 1753
Fucus serratus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus siliquosus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus spiralis Linnaeus 1753
Fucus tendo Linnaeus 1753
Fucus turbinatus Linnaeus 1753
Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus 1753
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G. †Halophytis Sang 1885
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†Halophytis magnum Sang 1885
Fm. Lessoniaceae Setchell and Gardner 1925
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G. †Julescraneia Parker and Dawson 1965
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†Julescraneia grandicornis Parker and Dawson 1965
G. †Limnophycus Kirchheimer 1930
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†Limnophycus paradoxus Kirchheimer 1930
G. †Staurofucus Radchenko 1956
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†Staurofucus mirabilis Radchenko 1956
Invalid names: Ectocarpales [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Triassic to the top of the Tortonian or 251.90200 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 246.7 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7France (Lorraine) Chordites lebrunii (24727)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Phaeophyceae indet. (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Bayern) Phaeophyceae indet. (59175)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Laminariales indet. (205194)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (California) Julescraneia grandicornis (149545)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Julescraneia grandicornis (82517)