Litostroma

Litostroma; Temporal range: Pennsylvanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Supergroup:	Archaeplastida
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Genus:	Litostroma; Mamay, 1959
Species
	L. oklahomense Mamay, 1959

Litostroma is a genus of marine alga that may be a red, although green and brown affinities have also been proposed. It consists of single-cell-thick thalli that reached about 6 mm in diameter and 140 μm thickness.

References

1 2 3 Mamay, S. H. (1959). "Litostroma, a New Genus of Problematical Algae from the Pennsylvanian of Oklahoma". American Journal of Botany. 46 (4): 283–292. doi:10.2307/2439480. JSTOR 2439480.
↑ Taylor, Thomas N; Taylor, Edith L; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: the biology and evolution of fossil plants. ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8.

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[Mamay1959-1] 1 2 3 Mamay, S. H. (1959). "Litostroma, a New Genus of Problematical Algae from the Pennsylvanian of Oklahoma". American Journal of Botany. 46 (4): 283–292. doi:10.2307/2439480. JSTOR 2439480.

[2] Taylor, Thomas N; Taylor, Edith L; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: the biology and evolution of fossil plants. ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8.