Synonyms: Bisphaera Yakschin 1991, Caudatiphycus Yakschin 1991, Glomophycus Yakschin 1991, Quaternatiphycus Yakschin 1991, Tuberiphycus Yakschin 1991
Full reference: J. W. Schopf. 1968. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 42:651-688
Parent taxon: Cyanobacteria according to V. N. Sergeev et al. 1995
See also Allison and Awramik 1989, Hofmann 1976, Horodyski and Donaldson 1980, Oehler 1978, Schopf 1968 and Zhang 1985
Sister taxa: Abruptophycus, Acaciella, Agamus, Aldania, Alternella, Alternia, Angarophycus, Antiquophytolithus, Archaeothrix, Arenarina, Artophycus, Aulophycus, Basisphaera, Beltanelliformis, Bevocastria, Borlogella, Brachypleganon, Bursiphycas, Calevia, Calothricites, Calyptophycus, Camasia, Catinella, Chabakoviacea, Chomentovskia, Chomustachia, Cirriphycus, Cladogirvanella, Coccogoneae, Columnaria, Crustophycus, Cyanostroma, Cycularia, Cystostroma, Eoaphanothece, Eoepiphyton, Eophormidium, Eucaspsiphora, Fibrostroma, Filiphycus, Fillostroma, Flexia, Galinia, Georgiana, Glomeophycus, Gouldina, Grenularia, Gruneria, Hecetaphyton, Hormogoneae, Hormosporites, Katernia, Kostinophycus, Lamellophycus, Lamellostroma, Leptophycus, Lermontovaephycus, Lopatinella, Madiganites, Maldeotaina, Manacyathus, Mansurkella, Marpolia, Microcystopsis, Morania, Mussooriella, Nerusiandella, Oncobyrsella, Palaeomicrocystis, Paleocalothrix, Paleoisocystis, Papulophycus, Perennaria, Phanerosphaerops, Pilbaria, Platella, Plexostroma, Polybessurus, Protoepiphyton, Ramulostroma, Ramulus, Rhyniella, Scandophycus, Schizothropsis, Shanganella, Sphaerina, Sphaerothallus, Stigonematales, Subtifloria, Talakania, Tarioufetia, Telastroma, Trichostroma, Tubercularia, Tumidophyton, Tunikata, Tuxekanella, Uluksanella, Vesicularia, Vittophyton, Sigmopollis, Sphaerocodium, Setula, Cyanophyceae, Oscillatoriacea, Rothpletzella, Somphospongia, Lithocodium, Desmekalamos, Antiquus, Cladophorites, Porostromata, Millaria, Myxophyceae, Callosicoccus
Subtaxa: Caudatiphycus dolichocaudatus Caudatiphycus oblatus Myxococcoides cantabrigiensis Myxococcoides compactus Myxococcoides congoensis Myxococcoides cracens Myxococcoides globosa Myxococcoides grandis Myxococcoides inornata Myxococcoides kingii Myxococcoides konzalovae Myxococcoides magnus Myxococcoides minor Myxococcoides minutus Myxococcoides ramapuraensis Myxococcoides reniformis Myxococcoides reticulata Myxococcoides stragulescens Myxococcoides verrucosa
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (1 collection)
• Cryogenian of United States (1: California)
• Tonian of Australia (2), Canada (9: Yukon), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Greenland (7), the Russian Federation (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (8)
• Stenian of Canada (8: Nunavut)
• Ectasian of Canada (1: Nunavut), the Russian Federation (3)
• Calymmian of Australia (4), China (1), the Russian Federation (7)
• Mesoproterozoic of Canada (1: Nunavut)
• Statherian of Australia (5), India (2)
• Orosirian of Canada (4: Nunavut), Gabon (1)
Total: 67 collections including 103 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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