Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Entophysalidaceae
Synonyms: Bulbiphycus Yakschin 1991, Corynophycus Yakschin 1990, Eoxenococcus Yakschin 1990, Tortiliphycus Yakschin 1991
Full reference: H. J. Hofmann. 1976. Precambrian microflora, Belcher Islands, Canada: significance and systematics. Journal of Paleontology 50:1040-1073
Parent taxon: Entophysalidaceae according to V. N. Sergeev et al. 1995
See also Hofmann 1976, Horodyski and Donaldson 1980, Knoll and Golubic 1979, Oehler 1978 and Zhang 1981
Sister taxon: Chlorogloeaopsis
Subtaxa: Eoentophysalis belcherensis Eoentophysalis cumulus Eoentophysalis dismallakesensis
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (1 collection), Greenland (4)
• Ectasian of Canada (1: Nunavut), the Russian Federation (3), United States (1: Texas)
• Calymmian of Australia (5), China (1), the Russian Federation (2)
• Orosirian of Canada (8: Nunavut)
• Neoarchean of South Africa (1)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
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