Solenopora

Solenopora; Temporal range: Cambrian–Tertiary PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fossils of Solenopora species
Scientific classification
Clade:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Stem group:	Corallinales
Family:	†Solenoporaceae; Pia, 1927
Genus:	†Solenopora; Dybowski, 1877
Species
	†Solenopora alcicornis Ott, 1966; †Solenopora concentrica Senowbari-Daryan et al., 2006; †Solenopora guangxiensis Wu, 1991; †Solenopora jurassica Brown, 1894; †Solenopora paraconcentrica Senowbari-Daryan et al., 2006; †Solenopora rectangulata Senowbari-Daryan et al., 2008; †Solenopora spongiodes Dybowski, 1877; †Solenopora triasina Vinassa de Regny, 1915; †Solenopora vachardi Senowbari-Daryan et al., 2006;

The extinct Solenoporaceae have traditionally been interpreted as a group of red algae ancestral to the Corallinales.^[4]

The genus from which they take their name, Solenopora, originates in the Ordovician.^[5] Unlike the Corallinaceae, this family has large vegetative cells and an undifferentiated thallus.^[5] Additionally there are external, non-calcified sporangia.^[6]

The differences in structure suggest that the holotype is not an alga at all, but rather is a chaetetid sponge. Post-Palaeozoic specimens therefore require re-classification.^[7] However, some algal taxa are still classified within the genus.^[8]

Some specimens of algal Solenopora retain an original pink colouration, which is banded with growth stages of the fossil; this is produced by boron-containing hydrocarbons.^[8]

The solenoporaceae mineralized with calcite.^[9]

Other genera within the Solenoporaceae

Although the following other genera have been included in this family, their status is uncertain due to the loose definition of the family.^[3]^[7]

Dendronella Moussavian and Senowbari-Daryan 1988
Elianella
Marinella Pfender 1939
Metasolenopora Pia 1930
Parachaetetes Deninger 1906
Pycnoporidium Yabe and Toyama 1928
Solenoporella Rothpletz
Tauristorea Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2005

References

^ Wright, V. P. (1 May 1985). "Seasonal Banding in the Alga Solenopora jurassica from the Middle Jurassic of Gloucestershire, England". Journal of Paleontology. 59 (3): 485–792. Bibcode:1974JPal...48..524M. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1304992.
^ Max Hirmer; Julius Pia et al , 1927 Handbuch der Paläobotanik München : Verlag von R. Oldenbourg
^ ^a ^b Paleobiology Database
^ Johnson, J. H. (May 1956). "Ancestry of the Coralline Algae". Journal of Paleontology. 30 (3): 563–567. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1300291.
^ ^a ^b Blackwell, W. H.; Marak, J. H.; Powell, M. J. (1982). "The Identity and Reproductive Structures of a Misplaced Solenopora (Rhodophycophyta) from the Ordovician of Southwestern Ohio and Eastern Indiana1". Journal of Phycology. 18 (4): 477–482. doi:10.1111/j.0022-3646.1982.00477.x.
^ Lee, R. E. (1999). Phycology. Cambridge University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-521-63883-8. Solenoporaceae.
^ ^a ^b Riding, R. (2004). "Solenopora is a Chaetetid Sponge, Not an Alga". Palaeontology. 47: 117–122. doi:10.1111/j.0031-0239.2004.00351.x.
^ ^a ^b Wolkenstein, K.; Gross, J. H.; Falk, H. (2010). "Boron-containing organic pigments from a Jurassic red alga". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (45): 19374–19378. Bibcode:2010PNAS..10719374W. doi:10.1073/pnas.1007973107. PMC 2984207. PMID 20974956.
^ Cozar, P.; Vachard, D. (2006). "A new Mississippian red alga from south-western Spain". Geobios. 39 (6): 791. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2005.09.002.

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[1] Wright, V. P. (1 May 1985). "Seasonal Banding in the Alga Solenopora jurassica from the Middle Jurassic of Gloucestershire, England". Journal of Paleontology. 59 (3): 485–792. Bibcode:1974JPal...48..524M. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1304992.

[2] Max Hirmer; Julius Pia et al , 1927 Handbuch der Paläobotanik München : Verlag von R. Oldenbourg

[AA-3] Paleobiology Database

[4] Johnson, J. H. (May 1956). "Ancestry of the Coralline Algae". Journal of Paleontology. 30 (3): 563–567. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1300291.

[Blackwell1972-5] Blackwell, W. H.; Marak, J. H.; Powell, M. J. (1982). "The Identity and Reproductive Structures of a Misplaced Solenopora (Rhodophycophyta) from the Ordovician of Southwestern Ohio and Eastern Indiana1". Journal of Phycology. 18 (4): 477–482. doi:10.1111/j.0022-3646.1982.00477.x.

[6] Lee, R. E. (1999). Phycology. Cambridge University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-521-63883-8. Solenoporaceae.

[Riding2004-7] Riding, R. (2004). "Solenopora is a Chaetetid Sponge, Not an Alga". Palaeontology. 47: 117–122. doi:10.1111/j.0031-0239.2004.00351.x.

[Wolkenstein2010-8] Wolkenstein, K.; Gross, J. H.; Falk, H. (2010). "Boron-containing organic pigments from a Jurassic red alga". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (45): 19374–19378. Bibcode:2010PNAS..10719374W. doi:10.1073/pnas.1007973107. PMC 2984207. PMID 20974956.

[Cozar2006-9] Cozar, P.; Vachard, D. (2006). "A new Mississippian red alga from south-western Spain". Geobios. 39 (6): 791. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2005.09.002.

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Solenopora Temporal range: Cambrian–Tertiary^[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Fossils of Solenopora species
Scientific classification
Clade:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Stem group:	Corallinales
Family:	†Solenoporaceae Pia, 1927 ^[2]
Genus:	†Solenopora Dybowski, 1877
Species^[3]
†Solenopora alcicornis Ott, 1966 †Solenopora concentrica Senowbari-Daryan et al., 2006 †Solenopora guangxiensis Wu, 1991 †Solenopora jurassica Brown, 1894 †Solenopora paraconcentrica Senowbari-Daryan et al., 2006 †Solenopora rectangulata Senowbari-Daryan et al., 2008 †Solenopora spongiodes Dybowski, 1877 †Solenopora triasina Vinassa de Regny, 1915 †Solenopora vachardi Senowbari-Daryan et al., 2006

Other genera within the Solenoporaceae

See also

References