Gymnocodiaceae Temporal range: Permian–Cretaceous |
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Scientific classification | |
Phylum: | Rhodophyta |
Class: | incertae sedis |
Family: | †Gymnocodiaceae G. F. Elliott, 1955 |
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This family of alga is known from Permian to Cretaceous strata.[1] It has been aligned with the chlorophytes and rhodophytes;[1][2] whilst the latter is the most widely held opintion, some authors still consider a green algal affinity possible.[3]