Walcottophycus
| Walcottophycus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| W. gyges | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta (?) |
| Genus: | †Walcottophycus |
| Species: | †W. gyges |
| Binomial name | |
| †Walcottophycus gyges Wu et al 2016 (Walcott 1919)[1] | |
Walcottophycus is a probable green algae with a wefty construction, known from the mid-Cambrian Burgess Shale and Kaili Formations.[1] Its single species, W. gyges, was originally assigned to the similar algal genus Bosworthia.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Wu, Mengyin; LoDuca, Steven T.; Zhao, Yuanlong; Xiao, Shuhai (2016). "The macroalga Bosworthia from the Cambrian Burgess Shale and Kaili biotas of North America and China". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 230: 47–55. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.04.001. ISSN 0034-6667.