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
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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