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Botryococcaceae

Algae - Botryococcaceae

Taxonomy
Botryococcaceae was named by Wille (1909). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chlorophyta by Chauhan (1991); and to Algae by Perez Loinaze et al. (2023).

Subtaxa
Botryococcus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Botryococcaceae Wille
1991Botryococcaceae Chauhan
2023Botryococcaceae Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
classAlgae
RankNameAuthor
familyBotryococcaceaeWille 1909
familyBotryococcaceaeWille 1909

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Botryococcaceae Wille 1909
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G. †Botryococcus Kutzing 1849
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†Botryococcus braunii Kutzing 1849
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Holocene or 312.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (193 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Botryococcus sp. (10780 10781 10782 10783 10784 10785 10786)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 272.3USA (Kansas) Botryococcus braunii (32659)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Canada (Nunavut) Botryococcus sp. (34100 34101)
Buntsandstein259.51 - 251.902Germany Botryococcus sp. (27001 27004 27165 27261 27272)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4United Kingdom (England) Botryococcus sp. (38382)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Botryococcus sp. (38397)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Morocco (Figuig) Botryococcus sp. (176120)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Botryococcus sp. (40705 40715)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Botryococcus sp. (38401)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Botryococcus braunii (31054)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Botryococcus sp. (38479)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Botryococcus indet. (31288)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Denmark (Bornholm) Botryococcus braunii (83134)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Botryococcus sp. (32341)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian145.0 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Botryococcus sp. (32347 32351)
Valanginian - Barremian139.8 - 125.0Chile (Doceava Región) Botryococcus spp. (150037)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Botryococcus sp. (222984 222994 223031 223059 223081 223331 223334 223335 223336 223338)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Botryococcus sp. (149850)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Botryococcus sp. (32199)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Brazil (Sergipe) Botryococcus sp. (169691 169716 169728 169731 169759 169775)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica Botryococcus spp. (153429)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Nigeria (Maiduguri) Botryococcus bruni (139254 139255 139256 139257 139258 139259 139260 139263 139265 139266 139267 139268 139269 139271 139272 139273 139275 139277 139278 139279 139280)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Botryococcus sp. (149846)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica Botryococcus spp. (153430)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.7Argentina (Chubut) Botryococcus braunii (195707) Botryococcus indet, Botryococcus braunii (195706)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Botryococcus braunii (170882 170905)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5South Sudan Botryococcus sp. (199981 199982 199983 199984 199985 199986 199988 199991 199992)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5South Sudan Botryococcus sp. (199994 199998 200006 200007 200009 200012 200027 200029)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6South Sudan Botryococcus sp. (199967 199969 199971 199972 199973 199974 199975 199976 199977 199978 199979)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0South Sudan Botryococcus sp. (199954 199955 199956 199957 199959 199960 199962 199963)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Botryococcus spp. (153427)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica Botryococcus sp. (150271)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Botryococcus sp. (168549)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica Botryococcus spp. (153424)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Botryococcus sp. (229243 229244 229245 229246 229247)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0South Sudan Botryococcus sp. (192391 199948 199949 199950 199951 199952 199953)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Botryococcus sp. 1, Botryococcus sp. 2, Botryococcus sp. 3, Botryococcus sp. 4, Botryococcus sp. (152264)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Argentina (Chubut) Botryococcus braunii (152926)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Gujarat) Botryococcus braunii (224713)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0India (Rajasthan) Botryococcus braunii (224712)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Botryococcus sp. (24201)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) Botryococcus spp. (168823)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) Botryococcus sp. (227672 227709 227801)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) Botryococcus brawnii (151587)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) Botryococcus braunii (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene28.4 - 11.608Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Botryococcus braunii (169381)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene28.4 - 5.333Argentina Botryococcus sp. (169468)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Azerbaijan Botryococcus sp. (116622)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand Botryococcus braunii (169164) Botryococcus coenobia, Botryococcus braunii (169168) Botryococcus spp. (169165)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Botryococcus braunii (166708)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Colombia (Cundinamarca) Botryococcus sp. (122034)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Botryococcus sp. (224618)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India (Kerala) Botryococcus braunii (224714)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina (La Rioja) Botryococcus sp. (153418)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Botryococcus sp. (144210)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) Botryococcus braunii (169355 169356)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Turkey (Yalova) Botryococcus sp. (184470)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Botryococcus sp. (61887)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Botryococcus spores (172830 172832 172833 172836 172837 172855 172867 172868 172870 172871 172873 172874 172875 172876 172877 172878 172879 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) Botryococcus sp. (224613 224614 224715 224751)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Jammu and Kashmir) Botryococcus sp. (228772)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Botryococcus sp. (228760 228761 228776)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy Botryococcus sp. (38321)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Portugal (Algarve) Botryococcus sp. (40809)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Botryococcus sp. (93677)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Botryococcus sp. (228762 228763 228773)