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Chlorophyta
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| Rank | phylum (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | green algae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 303 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 30 (9.9%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 2,300 - 2,050 Ma Paleoproterozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Chlorophyta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Chlorophyta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Chlorophyta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Bryopsidophyceaeclass | listed (PBDB) | 516 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Chlorophyceae class | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 509 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dasycladophyceae class | listed (PBDB) | 1,633 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
 Ulvophyceaeclass | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 68 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Thaumatoporellales ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 179 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Monostysisyrinaceae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Caulerpites genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Grypania ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 2,300 Ma Paleoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Indopolia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Lanceoforma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 1,000 Ma Neoproterozoic | 1,000 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Microfasta ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Palaeomastigocladus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Proterotainia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 1,000 Ma Neoproterozoic | 1,000 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Pseudopalaeoporella genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Schizosporis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 77 | 252 Ma Permian | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Sgrossoella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Sinophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Sphaeroporella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1834 | Chlorophyta Reichenbach |
| 1996 | Chlorophyta Margulis p. 1074 |
| 2003 | Chlorophyta Kiessling |
| 2005 | Chlorophyta Adl et al. p. 401 figs. Table 1 |
| 2008 | Chlorophyta Taylor et al. p. 1027 |
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!
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