''Ramathallus'' is a genus of sessile lobate alga that represents a probable stem- Rhodophyte from the Upper Statherian, 1600 Million years ago. The holotype of ''Ramathallus lobatus'' shows a cell structure with finger-like protrusions and a coating of non-cellular apatic. The cells have a dark granular material inside of them. The organism grew by apical growth and possessed pseudoparenchymatous thallus which in turn infer a possible affinity with the

Florideophyceae Florideophyceae is a class of exclusively multicellular red algae. They were once thought to be the only algae to bear pit connections, but these have since been found in the filamentous stage of the Bangiaceae. They were also thought only to ex ...

. Many lobate protrusions radiated from the organisms centre composed out of pseudoparenchymatous tissue interpreted as "Cell fountains" made up of variably-sized cells. ''Ramathallus'' shares a close morphological similarity with the

Ediacaran The Ediacaran ( ) is a geological period of the Neoproterozoic geologic era, Era that spans 96 million years from the end of the Cryogenian Period at 635 Million years ago, Mya to the beginning of the Cambrian Period at 538.8 Mya. It is the last ...

genera made up of pseudoparenchymatous, lobate fossils ('' Thallophyca'', '' Thallophycoides'', '' Paramecia'' and '' Gremiphyca'') from the Doushantuo phosphorites of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q115802033 Florideophyceae Red algae Proterozoic Asia Prehistoric eukaryote genera Mesoproterozoic

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