Litostroma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: incertae sedis
Genus: Litostroma
Mamay, 1959[1]
Species

L. oklahomense Mamay, 1959[1]

Litostroma is a genus of marine alga that may be a red, although green and brown affinities have also been proposed.[2] It consists of single-cell-thick thalli that reached about 6 mm in diameter and 140 µm thickness.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mamay, S. H. (1959). "Litostroma, a New Genus of Problematical Algae from the Pennsylvanian of Oklahoma". American Journal of Botany. 46 (4): 283–292. doi:10.2307/2439480. JSTOR 2439480.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Thomas N; Taylor, Edith L; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: the biology and evolution of fossil plants. ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8.


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