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Psilochara

Taxonomy
Psilochara was named by Grambast (1959). It is not extant. Its type is Psilochara undulata.

It was assigned to Charophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. undulata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Psilochara Grambast
1970Psilochara Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
RankNameAuthor
phylumCharophytaMigula 1890
genusPsilocharaGrambast 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. †Psilochara Grambast 1959
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†Psilochara undulata Dollfus and Fritel 1919
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: freshwaterp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2026-03-30 14:19:20
Modified: 2026-03-30 19:19:20
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Guiry and Guiry 2021

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 48.07000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Libya P. sp. (42125)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Peru (Loreto) P. sp. (176151)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Peru P. sp. (176154)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Libya P. sp. (77254)