Animikiea Barghoorn 1965

Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae

Full reference: E. S. Barghoorn. 1965. Taxonomic names, in Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert. Science 147:563-577

Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae according to S. M. Awramik and E. S. Barghoorn 1977

See also Andrews 1970

Sister taxa: Allantomorphus, Archaeonema, Calyptothrix, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Contortothrix, Cyanonema, Eomicrocoleus, Eomycetopsis, Filiconstrictosus, Halythrix, Heliconema, Ljadovia, Obconicophycus, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Partitiofilum, Tenuofilum

Subtaxa: Animikiea beltensis Animikiea crassiuscula Animikiea indica Animikiea septata

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Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Calymmian of United States (3: Montana collections)

• Statherian of Australia (1), India (1)

• Orosirian of Canada (3: Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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