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