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Palaeophyllum

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Palaeophyllum was named by Maslov (1950). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeophyllum caucasicum.

It was assigned to Corallinaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. caucasicum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. halysitoides, P. pasense, P. patulum, P. raduguini

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Palaeophyllum Maslov
1970Palaeophyllum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusPalaeophyllumMaslov 1950

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. †Palaeophyllum Maslov 1950
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†Palaeophyllum caucasicum Maslov 1950
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2005-06-21 06:27:21
Modified: 2005-06-21 08:27:21
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available