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The Solenoporaceae: A General Point of View

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Calcareous Algae and Stromatolites

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The classification of the Solenoporaceae is very difficult to establish, as the criteria which may be used are scarce and not very reliable. There is a great deal of confusion surrounding generic and specific allocation and classification systems. Even today, it is still not possible, e.g. between green algae and red algae, for one to determine a definite assignment for this group.

There are only a few generic or specific determination tests, and even then they seem far from convincing. The outer structure seems to alter very slightly in relation to time; the inner structure is more complex: hypothallus (?), perithallus, partitions, walls, pores, and reproductive organs (?) can be examined.

Fifty years ago, numerous phylogenic theories from Solenoporaceae to Corallinaceae were suggested, but of course, all these phylogenic ideas must be restudied if Mamet and Roux’s (1977) new classification is to be accepted.

As long as a certain taxonomic order is not established, the stratigraphical distribution is meaningless. Now is the time to reestablish those taxa which make up one distinct family.

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Poignant, A.F. (1991). The Solenoporaceae: A General Point of View. In: Riding, R. (eds) Calcareous Algae and Stromatolites. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-52335-9_4

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