Tertiary solenoporacean algae and the reproductive structures of the Solenoporaceae
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Knowledge of the supposed reproductive structures of the Solenoporaceae (Rhodophyta, calcareous algae, mostly Palaeozoic and Mesozoic) is reviewed, and then compared with evidence from a study of well-preserved Tertiary Solenoporaceae. Even in this material reproductive bodies cannot be identified with certainty. A suggested evolutionary history of the family relates the supposed reproductive processes to cell-structure, anatomy, and palaeoecology, comparing each with that of the related Corallinaceae.
Palaeontology - Volume 7 Part 4 Pages 695-702Palaeontology - Volume 7 Part 4 Pages 695-702
Citations
ELLIOTT, G. F. 1965. Tertiary solenoporacean algae and the reproductive structures of the Solenoporaceae. Palaeontology, 7, 4, 695–702.