Thalassocystis
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Thalassocystis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | †Thalassocystis |
Species: | †T. striata
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Binomial name | |
†Thalassocystis striata Taggart & Parker, 1976
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Thalassocystis is an extinct genus of alga known from the Silurian period found in Michigan. It is possibly a red alga or a brown alga.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Taggart, R. E.; Parker, L. R. (1976). "A New Fossil Alga from the Silurian of Michigan". American Journal of Botany. 63 (10): 1390–1392. doi:10.2307/2441848. JSTOR 2441848.