Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
Full reference: J. W. Schopf. 1968. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 42:651-688
Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae according to Y. Zhang 1981
See also Hofmann 1976 and Schopf 1968
Sister taxa: Allantomorphus, Archaeonema, Calyptothrix, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Contortothrix, Cyanonema, Eomicrocoleus, Eomycetopsis, Filiconstrictosus, Heliconema, Obconicophycus, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Partitiofilum, Tenuofilum
Subtaxa: Halythrix nodosa
Type: Halythrix nodosa
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (2: Yukon)
• Calymmian of China (1)
• Orosirian of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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