IRMNG - Chlorophyta

IRMNG taxon details

Chlorophyta

IRMNG_ID

238 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:238)

Classification

Authority

Reichenbach, 1834

Status

accepted

Rank

Phylum

Parent

Plantae

Direct children (18)

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Genus Archaeochaeta Maloney, Maverick, Schiffbauer, Halverson, Xiao & Laflamme, 2023 †
Genus Archaeophycus F. Wang, X. Zhang & R. Guo, 1983 †
Subdivision Chlorophytina
Class Chloropicophyceae
Genus Dictyosphaera Xing & Liu, 1973 †
Genus Gigantosphaeridium H. Agić, M. Moczydłowska & L.-M Yin, 2015 †
Genus Menieria Y. Wang, J. Jin & R. Zhan, 2014 †
Genus Palambages O. Wetzel, 1961 †
Class Picocystophyceae
Subdivision Prasinophytina
Genus Reduviasporonites L.R. Wilson, 1962 †
Genus Sarcinophycus S. Xiao & A.H. Knoll, 1999 †
Genus Shuiyousphaeridium Yan in Yan & Zhu, 1992 †
Class Chlorophyta (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
Class Prasinophyceae accepted as Prasinophytina
Genus Tympanicysta B.E. Balme, 1980 † accepted as Reduviasporonites L.R. Wilson, 1962 †
Genus Sphaerosiphon Schussnig, 1915 (uncertain, not treated by later workers)
Genus Chordecystia C.B. Foster, 1979 † accepted as Reduviasporonites L.R. Wilson, 1962 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Contains all green algae except those, including desmids, Zygnematales, and some smaller groups, formerly treated as...

Taxonomic remark Contains all green algae except those, including desmids, Zygnematales, and some smaller groups, formerly treated as chlorophytes, now classified with the Charales (stoneworts) in phylum Charophyta. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Chlorophyta. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-05-31 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-06-12 02:47:15Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2021-07-05 00:33:19Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details]

current name source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details]

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Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

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