Dasycladaceae | |
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Fossil Dasycladaceae from Triassic of Italy | |
Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | UTC clade |
Order: | Dasycladales |
Family: | Dasycladaceae Kützing,[1] 1843 |
Genera[1] | |
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The Dasycladaceae is one of the two extant[2] families of green algae of the order Dasycladales. When found in Palaeozoic limestones, they typically indicate depositional depth of less than 5m.[3]