Gymnocodiaceae

Gymnocodiaceae
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: incertae sedis
Family: Gymnocodiaceae
G. F. Elliott, 1955

This family of alga is known from Permian to Cretaceous strata. It has been aligned with the chlorophytes and rhodophytes; whilst the latter is the most widely held opinion, some authors still consider a green algal affinity possible.