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Tawuia

Chuariophyceae - Chuariales - Chuariaceae

Taxonomy
Tawuia was named by Hofmann (1979). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Tawuia dalensis.

It was assigned to Archaeplastida by Hofmann (1979); and to Chuariaceae by Guiry and Guiry (2025).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Tawuia Hofmann p. 157
1984Ephippiodeusa Yan
1984Valvaphysa Yan
1985Glossophyton Duan and Du
1986Bipatinella Chen and Zheng
2023Glossophyton Liu et al. p. 9
2025Tawuia Guiry and Guiry p. https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/d

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChuariophyceaeGnilovskaja and Istchenko
orderChuarialesIstchenko
familyChuariaceaeWenz 1938
genusTawuia

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. †Tawuia Hofmann 1979
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†Tawuia dalensis Hofmann 1979
†Tawuia robusta Qin 2023
†Tawuia sinensis Duan 1982
Invalid names: Bipatinella Chen and Zheng 1986 [synonym], Ephippiodeusa Yan 1984 [synonym], Glossophyton Duan and Du 1985 [synonym], Valvaphysa Yan 1984 [synonym]
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: base of the Statherian to the top of the Ediacaran or 1800.00000 to 538.80000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Statherian1800.0 - 1600.0China (Hebei) Glossophyton ovalis (232819) T. sinensis, Glossophyton sp., Glossophyton ovalis (232820) T. sinensis, T. robusta, Glossophyton sp. (232818)
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0Canada (Northwest Territories) T. dalensis (227957 227958 227960 227961)
Neoproterozoic - Cryogenian1000.0 - 635.0China (Anhui) T. dalensis, T. sinensis (10562)
Neoproterozoic1000.0 - 538.8China (Anhui) T. dalensis (242302 242303)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8China (Yunnan) T. sp. (97557)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8China (Anhui) T. dalensis (242304 242305) T. sp. (10563 10564)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Russian Federation (Tomsk) T. sp. (99184)