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Bryopsidales
| Description | Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryopsidales, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Bryopsidophyceae : Bryopsidales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Bryopsidales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (13%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Chlorophyta) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Aragonitic, when calcified | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Mancinelli, D. Ferrandes, and B. Coccia. 2004. Norian calcareous Algae from the Matese Mountains (northern Campania, Italy). Facies 50:107-112 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ハネモ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryopsidales |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aternasusaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Bryopsidaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Caulerpaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Chaetosiphonaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Codiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 69 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Derbesiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dichotomosiphonaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Halimedaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 395 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lanciculaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ostreobiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protohalimedaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudocodiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudoudoteaceae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Rhipiliaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Udoteaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rotella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1922 | Bryopsidales Schaffner |
| 2004 | Bryopsidales Mancinelli et al. p. 107 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
