Arborea (genus)

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Arborea
Temporal range: Ediacaran
Charniodiscus arboreus (=Arborea arborea)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Petalonamae
Class: Arboreomorpha
Genus: Arborea
Glaessner, 1959
Type species
Arborea arborea
Glaessner, 1959
Species
  • Arborea arborea
  • Arborea denticulata
  • Arborea longa (Glaessner et Wade, 1966)
  • Arborea oppositus (Jenkins et Gehling, 1978)
  • Arborea spinosa (LaFlamme et al., 2004)

Arborea is a genus of Petalonamid that was originally considered as being synonymous with Charniodiscus.[1][2] It consisted of a frond-like body 3–4 inches (7.6–10.2 cm) long that was attached to the substrate via a Holdfast that possessed many concentric rings on it.[3] Species which were thought to have been within the genus Charniodiscus are now being interpreted as belonging to the genus Arborea with the latter of which being considered synonymous with Charniodiscus.[4] A. arborea was first described from South Australia, and is the most abundant Petalonamid in the Flinders Ranges.[5] The genus currently contains 5 known species with 3 of them originally being species of Charniodiscus; the species include A. arborea, A. denticulata, A. longa, A. oppositus and A. spinosa.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Records of the South Australian Museum. Published under the authority of the board of governors and edited by the museum director. 1974.
  2. ISBN 9780801886799. Retrieved May 11, 2022 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
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