Domain Eukaryota Class Rhodophyceae Species B. pubescens Rank Genus | Division Rhodophyta Family Bangiaceae Phylum Rhodophyta Order Bangiales | |
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Similar Bangia, Bangiophyceae, Cyanidiophyceae, Stylonematophyceae, Bangiales | ||
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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