Phylum Chlorophyta Reichenbach 1834 (green algae)
PaleoDB taxon number: 54811
Parent taxon: Chloroplastida according to S. M. Adl et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Charophyta, Chlorodendrales, Mesostigma, Prasinophytae
Subtaxa: Bryopsidophyceae, Calathella, Caulerpites, Chlorophyceae, Dasycladophyceae, Grypania, Indopolia, Lanceoforma, Microfasta, Monostysisyrinaceae, Palaeomastigocladus, Physophycus, Proterotainia, Pseudopalaeoporella, Retephycus, Schizosporis, Sgrossoella, Sinophyllum, Sphaeroporella, Spheroporella, Tetrasporaceae, Thaumatoporellales, Timanella, Ulvophyceae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"