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Ulvophyceae

Ulvophyceae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ulvophyceae Kenrick and Crane
2004Ulvophyceae Waggoner and Hagadorn p. 70
2008Ulvophyceae Taylor et al. p. 1027
2017Ulvophyceae Tripalo p. 22
2020Ulvophyceae Tang et al. p. 544
2021Ulvophyceae LoDuca et al. p. 208

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
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phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classUlvophyceae
classUlvophyceae

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.

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Or. †Bryopsidales Schaffner 1922
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Fm. †Aternasusaceae Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2006
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G. †Aternasus Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2006
Fm. Codiaceae Kützing 1843
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G. †Anchicodium Johnson 1946
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†Anchicodium funile Johnson 1946
G. †Aphroditicodium Elliott 1970
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†Aphroditicodium aurantium Elliott 1970
G. †Arabicodium Elliott 1957
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†Arabicodium aninensis Bucur 1994
G. †Bacanella Pantic 1971
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†Bacanella floriformis Pantic 1971
G. †Calcipatera Torres 1992
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G. †Diversoporella Gnilovskaya 1972
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†Diversoporella cognata Gnilovskaya 1972
G. †Doliporella Gnilovskaya 1972
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†Doliporella binata Gnilovskaya 1972
G. †Ivanovia Khvorova 1946
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†Ivanovia permica Wu 1991
†Ivanovia tenuissima Khvorova 1946
G. †Lancicula Maslov 1956
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†Lancicula alta Maslov 1956
G. †Litanaia Maslov 1956
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†Litanaia mira Maslov 1956
G. †Maslovina Obrhel 1968
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†Maslovina meyenii Obrhel 1968
G. †Mizziella Maslov 1956
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†Mizziella canaliculosa Maslov 1956
G. †Neoanchicodium Endo 1954
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G. †Orthriosiphon Johnson and Konishi 1956
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†Orthriosiphon saskatchewanensis Johnson and Konishi 1956
G. †Palaeocodium Chiarugi 1947
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†Palaeocodium saharianum Chiarugi 1947
G. †Polygonella Elliott 1957
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†Polygonella incrustata Elliott 1957
G. †Polymorphocodium Derville 1931
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†Polymorphocodium lapparenti Derville 1931
G. †Protocodium Chai et al. 2022
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†Protocodium sinense Chai et al. 2022
G. †Sinuatoporella Gnilovskaya 1972
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†Sinuatoporella bucera Gnilovskaya 1972
G. †Stylocodium Derville 1931
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†Stylocodium rhopaloides Derville 1931
G. †Uva Maslov 1956
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†Uva suspecta Maslov 1956
Fm. Halimedaceae Link 1832
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G. †Alpinocodium Senowbari-Daryan and Zamparelli 2005
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†Alpinocodium fluegeli Senowbari-Daryan and Zamparelli 2005
G. †Boueina Toula 1883
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†Boueina camenitzae Dragastan and Bucur 1979
†Boueina hochstetteri Toula 1883
†Boueina minima Bucur et al. 2012
†Boueina pygmaea Pia 1936
G. †Brandneria Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993
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†Brandneria calabrica Senowbari-Daryan and Zamparelli 2005
†Brandneria dolomitica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993
G. †Calabricodium Senowbari-Daryan and Zamparelli 2005
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†Calabricodium irregularum Senowbari-Daryan and Zamparelli 2005
G. †Collarecodium Brandner and Resch 1980
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†Collarecodium oenipontanum Brandner and Resch 1980
G. †Egericodium Flügel et al. 1992
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†Egericodium hungaricum Flügel et al. 1992
G. †Eugonophyllum Konishi and Wray 1961
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†Eugonophyllum johnsonii Konishi and Wray 1961
G. †Felixporidium Dragastan 1999
G. †Halimeda Lamouroux 1812
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†Halimeda agkarkari Badve and Kundal 1986
†Halimeda chiplonkari Badve and Kundal 1986
†Halimeda cylindracea Decaisne 1842
†Halimeda fluegeli Bucur 1994
†Halimeda fragilis Taylor 1950
†Halimeda incrassata Lamouroux 1816
†Halimeda opuntia Lamouroux 1816
†Halimeda tuna Lamouroux 1816
G. †Hydracara Dragastan et al. 1999
G. †Madonicodium Senowbari-Daryan and Zamparelli 2005
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†Madonicodium noricum Senowbari-Daryan and Zamparelli 2005
G. †Nipponophycus Yabe and Toyama 1928
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†Nipponophycus kanmerai Endo and Horiguchi 1967
†Nipponophycus ramosus Yabe and Toyama 1928
G. †Inocladus LoDuca et al. 2021
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†Inocladus divaricata White 1901
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Invalid names: Buthotrephis speciosa White 1902 [synonym]
†Inocladus lesquereuxi Grote and Pitt 1876
†Inocladus newlini White 1901
†Inocladus verus Ruedemann 1925
Fm. †Pseudoudoteaceae Dragastan 1997
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G. †Hydraea Dragastan 1997
G. †Pseudoudotea Dragastan 1997
G. †Thalassocystis Taggart and Parker 1976
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†Thalassocystis striata Taggart and Parker 1976
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Invalid names: Inocaulis manistiquensis Johnson and Campbell 1980 [synonym]
Fm. †Udoteaceae Endlicher 1834
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G. Chlorodesmis Harvey and Bailey 1841
G. †Juraella Bernier 1984
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†Juraella bifurcata Bernier 1984
G. †Mellporella Racz 1966
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G. †Ovulites Lamarck 1816
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†Ovulites arabica Pfender 1938
†Ovulites elongata Lamarck 1883
†Ovulites margaritula Lamarck 1816
†Ovulites pyriformis Schwager 1883
G. †Palaeoporella Stolley 1893
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†Palaeoporella varabilis Stolley 1893
†Palaeoporella variabilis Stolley 1893
Or. †Siphonocladales Oltmanns 1904
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G. †Proterocladus Butterfield 1994
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†Proterocladus antiquus Tang et al. 2020
†Proterocladus major Butterfield et al. 1994
G. †Vermiporella Stolley 1893
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†Vermiporella fragilis Stolley 1893
†Vermiporella myna Wray 1967
Invalid names: Cladophorales [empty], Cyclocrinales [empty], Ulvales [empty], Ulvophytopsida [replaced]
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 Stenian to the top of the Holocene or 1200.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 850.0 Ma

Collections (551 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stenian - Tonian1200.0 - 850.0China (Liaoning) Proterocladus antiquus (230319)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0China (Shaanxi) Protocodium sinense (200480)
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0USA (Oklahoma) Vermiporella sp. (80101)
Ordovician - Silurian485.4 - 419.2India (Himachal Pradesh) Inocladus sp. (235055 235056)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3China (Guizhou) Codiaceae sp. (154822)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8Nepal Vermiporella sp. (118944)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) Inocladus sp. (230215)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Xinjiang) Vermiporella sp. (154821)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Kazakhstan Palaeoporella recta, Vermiporella soluta, Vermiporella acerosa (80177)
Soudleyan - Actonian458.4 - 453.0Norway Vermiporella sp. (34843 34844)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Estonia Vermiporella indet. (13629)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Alabama) Vermiporella sp. (80602)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Vermiporella sp. (80005)
Idavere - Johvi458.0 - 449.9Netherlands Vermiporella fragilis (192065)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Estonia (Rookula) Vermiporella sp. (37810)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China Vermiporella borealis (193314 193315 193318) Vermiporella borealis, Vermiporella acerosa, Vermiporella fragilis (193316) Vermiporella fragilis (193282) Vermiporella sp. (154867 154868 154869 154870 154871 154872 154873 154876 154877 154878 154879 154880 154881 173372 184485 184486 184487 184488 184489 184490 193281 193283 193284 193317 226107)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Kazakhstan (Abai) Vermiporella tuberiformis, Sinuatoporella traulliformis (235978)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Palaeoporella variabilis (73413)
Rakvere451.8 - 450.5Estonia (Sibila) Vermiporella sp. (38038)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Latvia (Daugavpils) Vermiporella sp. (192989)