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Chloroplastida
Source Data |
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Rank | unranked clade (PBDB) | ||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chloroplastida | ||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 398 | ||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 44 (11%) | ||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 2,300 - 2,050 Ma Paleoproterozoic | ||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. M. Adl, A. G. B. Simpson, and M. A. Farmer, R. A. Andersen, O. R. Anderson, J. R. Barta, S. S. Bowser, G. Brugerolle, R. A. Fensome, S. Frederico, T. Y. James, S. Karpov, P. Kugrens, J. Krug, C. E. Lane, L. A. Lewis, J. Lodge, D. H. Lynn, D. G. Mann, R. M. McCourt, L. Mendoza. 2005. The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 52(5):399-451 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Charophyta phylum | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 325 | 279 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
Chlorophyta phylum | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Green Algae | 3,020 | 2,300 Ma Paleoproterozoic | 0 Ma Extant |
Mesostigma genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Chlorodendrales unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Prasinophytae unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 61 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2005 | Chloroplastida Adl et al. p. 401 figs. Table 1 |
References
Adl S. M., Simpson A. G. B., et al (2005) The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 52 5, 399-451 |
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!