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Eobacterium

Taxonomy
Eobacterium was named by Barghoorn and Schopf (1966). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Eobacterium isolatum.

It was assigned to Bacteria by Barghoorn and Schopf (1966).

Species
E. isolatum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Eobacterium Barghoorn and Schopf p. 762

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
RankNameAuthor
Bacteria
genusEobacterium

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Eobacterium Barghoorn and Schopf 1966
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Eobacterium isolatum Barghoorn and Schopf 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available