Thalassocystis Taggart & L.R.Parker, 1976
Holotype species: Thalassocystis striata Taggart & L.R.Parker
Publication details: Taggart & L.R.Parker, 1976: 1390
Original publication and holotype designation: Taggart, R.E. & Parker, L.R. (1976). A new fossil alga from the Silurian of Michigan. American Journal of Botany 63(10): 1390-1392, 4 figures.
Request PDFFossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-07-21 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: LoDuca, S.T., Meacher, M., Pepper, M., Brett, K. & Isotalo, P.A. (2022). Earltonella fredricksi n. gen n. sp. and Thalassocystis striata (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales) from the Silurian (Llandoverian) of the Timiskaming outlier, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 97(2): 516-532.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 June 2025
