The Dasycladaceae is one of the two extant families of green algae of the order Dasycladales. When found in Palaeozoic limestones, they typically indicate depositional depth of less than 5m.See the NCBI webpage on Dasycladaceae. Data extracted from the
Molecular phylogenetic studies indicate that the family Dasycladaceae is paraphyletic with respect to Polyphysaceae.
Genera
†Acicularia †Acroporella Amicus Anatolipora Andrusoporella Anfractuosoporella †Anisoporella †Anthracoporella †Archaeocladus †Atractyliopsis Batophora †Beresella Bornetella †Chinianella Chloroclados †Clavapora †Clavaporella Connexia Cylindroporella Cymopolia Dasycladus Dissocladella †Dvinella †Endoina †Eoclypeina Eogoniolina †Eovelebitella †Epimastopora †Euteutloporella †Favoporella †Fourcadella †Genotella †Goniolinopsis †Granieria †Gyroporella Halicoryne Holosporella †Imperiella †Kantia †Kochanskyella †Lacrymorphus †Macroporella †Mizzia †Nanjinoporella Neomeris †Oligoporella †Ollaria †Pentaporella †Permopora †Petrascula †Placklesia †Pseudoactinoporella †Salpingoporella †Tersella †Teutloporella †Thailandoporella †Uragiella †Uragiellopsis †Uraloporella †Velomorpha †Vermiporella †Xainzanella †Zaporella
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