Thalassocystis

Thalassocystis
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): incertae sedis
Genus: †Thalassocystis
Species:
†T. striata
Binomial name
†Thalassocystis striata
Taggart & Parker, 1976

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

  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. JSTOR 2441848.
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