Loading AI tools
Extinct genus of algae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dictyophycus is a putative red alga of the middle Cambrian Burgess shale.[1] While alive, it formed leaf-like lobes about 25mm across. The fossils do not preserve the leaf-like membrane, so only the sturdier "skeleton" is known; these are usually broken and detached from their holdfast. 308 specimens of Dictyophycus are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise 0.59% of the community.[2]
Dictyophycus Temporal range: Middle Cambrian, | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | |
(unranked): | |
Division: | |
Genus: | Dictyophycus |
Species: | D. gracilis |
Binomial name | |
Dictyophycus gracilis Walcott 1919 | |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.