Hedstroemia
Extinct genus of algae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the trilobite genus, see Hedstroemia (trilobite).
The extinct genus Hedstroemia was once thought to be a rivulariacean cyanobacterium.[needs update?] It forms oval blobs composed of sinuous tubes that have rounded outlines and occurs in conjunction with Solenopora.[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Bryopsidales |
Family: | Codiaceae |
Genus: | †Hedstroemia A. Rothpletz, 1913 |
Type species | |
†Hedstroemia halimedoidea A. Rothpletz, 1913 | |
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Hedstroemia was formerly assigned to the now obsolete taxon porostromata.[4] In 2020, the genus was assigned to the cyanobacteria order Nostocales.[5]