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Litothallus B. Bomfleur, M. Krings, J. Kaštovský & H. Kerp, 2009 †

11922349  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11922349)

accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Bomfleur, B.; Krings, M.; Kaštovský, J.; Kerp, H. (2009). An enigmatic non-marine thalloid organism from the Triassic of East Antarctica. <em>Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology.</em> 157(3-4): 317-325., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.06.004 [details]   
Taxonomic remark From Bomfleur et al., 2009: Based solely on macromorphology, Litothallus ganovex may be interpreted as a lichen, liverwort,...  
Taxonomic remark From Bomfleur et al., 2009: Based solely on macromorphology, Litothallus ganovex may be interpreted as a lichen, liverwort, alga, or some part of a vascular plant. ... [However] It is improbable that the fossils represent bryophyte remains or parts of vascular plants ... the most plausible suggestion is that the affinities of Litothallus ganovex lie with some group of algae [Rhodophyta or Phaeophyceae]. [details]
IRMNG (2023). Litothallus B. Bomfleur, M. Krings, J. Kaštovský & H. Kerp, 2009 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11922349 on 2024-06-11
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original description Bomfleur, B.; Krings, M.; Kaštovský, J.; Kerp, H. (2009). An enigmatic non-marine thalloid organism from the Triassic of East Antarctica. <em>Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology.</em> 157(3-4): 317-325., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.06.004 [details]   

basis of record Bomfleur, B.; Krings, M.; Kaštovský, J.; Kerp, H. (2009). An enigmatic non-marine thalloid organism from the Triassic of East Antarctica. <em>Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology.</em> 157(3-4): 317-325., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.06.004 [details]   

verified source for family Bomfleur, B.; Krings, M.; Kaštovský, J.; Kerp, H. (2009). An enigmatic non-marine thalloid organism from the Triassic of East Antarctica. <em>Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology.</em> 157(3-4): 317-325., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.06.004
note: as "putative thalloid freshwater alga" [details]   

name verified source Bomfleur, B.; Krings, M.; Kaštovský, J.; Kerp, H. (2009). An enigmatic non-marine thalloid organism from the Triassic of East Antarctica. <em>Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology.</em> 157(3-4): 317-325., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.06.004 [details]   

current name source Bomfleur, B.; Krings, M.; Kaštovský, J.; Kerp, H. (2009). An enigmatic non-marine thalloid organism from the Triassic of East Antarctica. <em>Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology.</em> 157(3-4): 317-325., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.06.004 [details]   

extant flag source Bomfleur, B.; Krings, M.; Kaštovský, J.; Kerp, H. (2009). An enigmatic non-marine thalloid organism from the Triassic of East Antarctica. <em>Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology.</em> 157(3-4): 317-325., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.06.004 [details]   

habitat flag source Bomfleur, B.; Krings, M.; Kaštovský, J.; Kerp, H. (2009). An enigmatic non-marine thalloid organism from the Triassic of East Antarctica. <em>Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology.</em> 157(3-4): 317-325., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.06.004 [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info Thallus, Late Triassic, Antarctica. [details]

Taxonomic remark From Bomfleur et al., 2009: Based solely on macromorphology, Litothallus ganovex may be interpreted as a lichen, liverwort, alga, or some part of a vascular plant. ... [However] It is improbable that the fossils represent bryophyte remains or parts of vascular plants ... the most plausible suggestion is that the affinities of Litothallus ganovex lie with some group of algae [Rhodophyta or Phaeophyceae]. [details]

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