Chaetocladus capitatus is an extinct species of green algae in the genus Chaetocladus, which existed in what is now Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada, during the Ludfordian age (Silurian period). It was described by Steven T. Loduca, Michael J. Melchin and Heroen Verbruggen in 2011 based on fossils found in the Cape Phillips Formation.[1]
| Chaetocladus capitatus Temporal range: Ludfordian
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | UTC clade |
| Order: | Dasycladales |
| Family: | †Triploporellaceae |
| Genus: | †Chaetocladus |
| Species: | †C. capitatus
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| †Chaetocladus capitatus Loduca, Melchin & Verbruggen
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Chaetocladus captitatus [misspelling] | |
References
edit- ^ Steven T. Loduca, Michael J. Melchin and Heroen Verbruggen (2011). "Complex noncalcified macroalgae from the Silurian of Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 85 (1): 111–121. doi:10.1666/10-025.1. Archived from the original (PDF proof) on 2011-07-22.
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