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Trochiliscaceae

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Trochiliscaceae
Temporal range: Devonian
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Clade: Viridiplantae
(unranked): Charophyta
Class: Charophyceae
Order: Trochiliscales
Family: Trochiliscaceae
Genera

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Trochiliscaceae is a family of fossil charophyte green algae.[1] It is the only member of the order Trochiliscales.[2] The reproductive structures in Trochiliscaceae (and families placed in Sycidiales by AlgaeBase) have a calcified cover, called a utricle, that is thought to prevent the zygote being desiccated. Other Paleozoic families lack this cover, as do modern charophytes. Fossils of Trochiliscaceae are from the Devonian.[3]

Genera

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As of February 2022, AlgaeBase accepted the following genera.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M., "Trochiliscaceae", AlgaeBase, World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway, retrieved 2022-02-20
  2. ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M., "Trochiliscales", AlgaeBase, World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway, retrieved 2022-02-20
  3. ^ Taylor, T.N.; Taylor, E.L. & Krings, M. (2009), Paleobotany, The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants (2nd ed.), Amsterdam; Boston: Academic Press, pp. 136–137, ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8