Brazilea

Brazilea; Temporal range: Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Viridiplantae
Genus:	†Brazilea
Species
	B. crassa Tiwari & Navale, 1967; B. helbyi Foster, 1979; B. parva (Cookson & Dettmann, 1959) Backhouse, 1988; B. plurigena (Balme & Hennelly, 1956) Foster, 1979; B. punctata Tiwari & Navale, 1967; B. scissa;

Brazilea is an extinct genus of algae. The species Brazilea helby and Brazilea scissa were located in outcrop Morro do Papaléo in the town of Mariana Pimentel, the geopark Paleorrota. The outcrop (Itararé Subgroup) dates to the Sakmarian of the Permian.^[1]

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