Eocladus

Eocladus xiaoi; Temporal range: Ludfordian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Phylum:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Dasycladales
Family:	Triploporellaceae
Genus:	Eocladus; LoDuca, Melchin & Verbruggen
Species:	E. xiaoi
Binomial name
	Eocladus xiaoi; LoDuca, Melchin & Verbruggen

Eocladus xiaoi is an extinct species of seaweed which existed in what is now Cornwallis Island, Northern Canada, during the Ludfordian age (Silurian period). It was described by Steven T. LoDuca, Michael J. Melchin and Heroen Verbruggen in 2011.^[1]

References

^ Steven T. LoDuca, Michael J. Melchin & 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 proofs) on 2011-07-22.

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[1] Steven T. LoDuca, Michael J. Melchin & 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 proofs) on 2011-07-22.

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