Trochiliscaceae
Extinct family of algae
| Trochiliscaceae Temporal range: Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Charophyceae |
| Order: | †Trochiliscales |
| Family: | †Trochiliscaceae |
| Genera | |
| See text. | |
Trochiliscaceae is a family of fossil charophyte green algae.[1] It is the only member of the order Trochiliscales.[2] The reproductive structures in Trochiliscaceae (and families placed in Sycidiales by AlgaeBase) have a calcified cover, called a utricle, that is thought to prevent the zygote being desiccated. Other Paleozoic families lack this cover, as do modern charophytes. Fossils of Trochiliscaceae are from the Devonian.[3]
Genera
As of February 2022[update], AlgaeBase accepted the following genera.[1]
- †Karpinskya (Croft) Grambast – 2 species
- †Moellerina E.O.Ulrich – 3 species
- †Primochara T.A.Istchenko & Saidakovsky – 2 species
- †Trochiliscus Karpinsky – 7 species
References
- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M., "Trochiliscaceae", AlgaeBase, World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway, retrieved 2022-02-20
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M., "Trochiliscales", AlgaeBase, World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway, retrieved 2022-02-20
- ^ Taylor, T.N.; Taylor, E.L. & Krings, M. (2009), Paleobotany, The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants (2nd ed.), Amsterdam; Boston: Academic Press, pp. 136–137, ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8
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