Biology:Thalassocystis

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Short description: Extinct genus of algae

Thalassocystis
Temporal range: Silurian
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: incertae sedis
Genus: Thalassocystis
Species:
T. striata
Binomial name
Thalassocystis striata
Taggart & Parker, 1976

Thalassocystis is a genus of alga known from the Silurian of Michigan. It is possibly a red alga or a brown alga.[1]

References

  1. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7709552 entry