2012-01-07

Bangiomorpha pubescens




Bangiomorpha

Bangiomorpha pubescens
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Rhodophyceae
Order: Bangiales
Family:
Genus: Bangiomorpha
Butterfield
Species: B. pubescens
Binomial name
Bangiomorpha pubescens
Butterfield

Bangiomorpha pubescens is a red alga. It is the first known sexually reproducing organism. A multicellular fossil of Bangiomorpha pubescens was recovered from Arctic Canada that strongly resembles the modern red alga Bangia despite occurring in rocks dating to 1,200 million years ago.

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