| Chaetocladus capitatus Temporal range:
Ludfordian
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Scientific classification
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Dasycladales |
| Family: | † Triploporellaceae |
| Genus: | † Chaetocladus |
| Species: | †C. capitatus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Chaetocladus capitatus Loduca, Melchin & Verbruggen
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| Synonyms | |
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Chaetocladus captitatus [misspelling] | |
Chaetocladus capitatus is an extinct species of green algae in the genus Chaetocladus, which existed in what is now Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada, during the Ludfordian age ( Silurian period). It was described by Steven T. Loduca, Michael J. Melchin and Heroen Verbruggen in 2011 based on fossils found in the Cape Phillips Formation. [1]
References
- ^ Steven T. Loduca, Michael J. Melchin and Heroen Verbruggen (2011). "Complex noncalcified macroalgae from the Silurian of Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 85 (1): 111–121. doi: 10.1666/10-025.1. Archived from the original ( PDF proof) on 2011-07-22.
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| Chaetocladus capitatus Temporal range:
Ludfordian
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|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Dasycladales |
| Family: | † Triploporellaceae |
| Genus: | † Chaetocladus |
| Species: | †C. capitatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| †Chaetocladus capitatus Loduca, Melchin & Verbruggen
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| Synonyms | |
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Chaetocladus captitatus [misspelling] | |
Chaetocladus capitatus is an extinct species of green algae in the genus Chaetocladus, which existed in what is now Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada, during the Ludfordian age ( Silurian period). It was described by Steven T. Loduca, Michael J. Melchin and Heroen Verbruggen in 2011 based on fossils found in the Cape Phillips Formation. [1]
References
- ^ Steven T. Loduca, Michael J. Melchin and Heroen Verbruggen (2011). "Complex noncalcified macroalgae from the Silurian of Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 85 (1): 111–121. doi: 10.1666/10-025.1. Archived from the original ( PDF proof) on 2011-07-22.
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| This Ulvophyceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |