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Caulerpaceae

Bryopsidophyceae - Caulerpales - Caulerpaceae

Taxonomy
Caulerpaceae was named by Kützing (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Caulerpales by Waggoner and Hagadorn (2004).

Subtaxa
Caulerpa, Margaretia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Caulerpaceae Kützing
2004Caulerpaceae Waggoner and Hagadorn p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classBryopsidophyceaeRound 1963
orderCaulerpalesSchaffner 1922
familyCaulerpaceaeKützing 1843
familyCaulerpaceaeKützing 1843

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.

Fm. Caulerpaceae Kützing 1843
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G. Caulerpa Lamouroux 1809
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Caulerpa racemosa Forsskal 1775
G. †Margaretia Walcott 1931
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†Margaretia angustata Resser 1938
†Margaretia chamblessi Waggoner and Hagadorn 2004
†Margaretia dorus Walcott 1931
†Margaretia ramosa Resser and Howell 1938
†Margaretia stosei Resser and Howell 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-10-23 02:26:17
Modified: 2007-10-23 04:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Holocene or 515.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 511.2 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian - Lenian516.0 - 510.2Russian Federation Margaretia sp. (10018)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Pennsylvania) Margaretia ramosa (226192) Margaretia sp. (9314) Margaretia stosei (226194) Margaretia stosei, Margaretia ramosa (192)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (California) Margaretia chamblessi (192227)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) Margaretia dorus (77218) Margaretia sp. (77219)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Margaretia sp. (171308)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Idaho) Margaretia angustata (127485)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Margaretia dorus (122094) Margaretia sp. (122072)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5USA (Utah) Margaretia dorus (230679)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Margaretia dorus (261 230682) Margaretia sp. (56144)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Caulerpa racemosa (97408)