Arenigiphyllum is a genus of alga from the Ordovician that falls in the coralline stem group.[1] Only its vegetative anatomy is known.[2]

Arenigiphyllum
Temporal range: Ordovician
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Stem group: Corallinales
Genus: Arenigiphyllum
Riding et al. 1998
Species
  • A. crustosum Riding et al. 1998 (type)

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ Riding, R; Cope, JCW; Taylor, PD (1998). "A coralline-like red alga from the Lower Ordovician of Wales" (PDF). Palaeontology. 41 (5). London: Palaeontological Association.: 1069–1076. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-11-19.