Paramecia
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Not to be confused with Paramecium.
| Paramecia Temporal range: Doushantou | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Phylum: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Corallinales |
| Stem-group: | Corallinaceae |
| Genus: | †Paramecia |
Paramecia is a non-mineralized Ediacaran alga with a differentiated, compartmentalized thallus; it probably had multiple phases in its lifecycle.[1] Possible reproductive structures have been identified.[1]
The term "paramecia" may also refer to multiple individual cells of the Paramecium genus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Xiao, S.; Knoll, A. H.; Yuan, X.; Pueschel, C. M. (2004). "Phosphatized multicellular algae in the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Formation, China, and the early evolution of florideophyte red algae". American Journal of Botany 91 (2): 214–227. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.2.214. PMID 21653378.
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