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  • Cover13;
  • Calcareous Algae
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • PREFACE
  • CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
  • Historical review
  • Concepts and definitions
  • Methods
  • Noncalcareous fossil algae
  • Geology of calcareous algae
  • CHAPTER 2 SKELETAL CALCAREOUS ALGAE
  • Morphology and growth
  • Calcification
  • Classification
  • The fossil flora
  • CHAPTER 3 CALCAREOUS BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOPHYTA)
  • Characteristics
  • Classification
  • Representative genera
  • Problematical blue-green algae
  • Geologic range
  • Environmental distribution
  • CHAPTER 4 CALCAREOUS RED ALGAE (RHODOPHYTA)
  • Solenoporaceae
  • Gymnocodiaceae
  • Squamariaceae
  • Corallinaceae
  • Other calcareous red algae 8212; real and problematical
  • CHAPTER 5 CALCAREOUS GREEN ALGAE (CHLOROPHYTA)
  • Codiaceae
  • Dasycladaceae
  • Charophyceae
  • CHAPTER 6 ALGAL-LAMINATED SEDIMENTS AND STROMATOLITES
  • The role of algae
  • Characteristics of algal stromatolites
  • Stromatolite stratigraphy
  • Environmental distribution.