Principia (alga)

Extinct genus of algae

Principia

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Clade:  | Archaeplastida
Division:  | Rhodophyta
Class:  | Florideophyceae
Stem group:  | Corallinales
Family:  | †Archaeolithophyllaceae
Genus:  | †Principia

Principia is a genus of alga that has been placed in the coralline stem group on the basis of its slightly differentiated thallus; it forms an "intermediate" between Hortonella, Neoprincipia and Archaeolithophyllum.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Cózar, P. (2003). "Neoprincipia nov. gen., a new Mississippian red alga, and remarks on the Archaeolithophyllaceae (Rhodophyta)". Geobios. 36 (5): 505–517\. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(03)00060-3.

Taxon identifiers

Principia|

* Wikidata: Q7245133
* GBIF: 4898775
* IRMNG: 1452036
* Open Tree of Life: 4742820
* Paleobiology Database: 112859