†Eosynechococcus moorei Hofmann 1976
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Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae
Synonym: Microphycus curtus Yakschin 1991
Full reference: H. J. Hofmann. 1976. Precambrian microflora, Belcher Islands, Canada: significance and systematics. Journal of Paleontology 50:1040-1073
Belongs to Eosynechococcus according to V. N. Sergeev et al. 1995
See also Hofmann 1976
Sister taxa: Eosynechococcus amadeus, Eosynechococcus brevis, Eosynechococcus grandis, Eosynechococcus medius
Type specimens:
- Eosynechococcus moorei: GSC 42770. Its type locality is GSC 42770, north end of Churchill Sound, Belcher Islands, which is in an Orosirian peritidal dolomite in the Kasegalik Formation of Canada.
- Microphycus curtus:
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Calymmian of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
• Orosirian of Canada (3: Nunavut)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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