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 Schopf 1968
Sister taxa: Allantomorphus, Archaeonema, Calyptothrix, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Contortothrix, Eomicrocoleus, Eomycetopsis, Filiconstrictosus, Halythrix, Heliconema, Obconicophycus, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Partitiofilum, Tenuofilum
Subtaxa: Cyanonema attenuatum Cyanonema inflatum Cyanonema ligamen Cyanonema minor
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (2 collections)
• Tonian of Australia (2), Canada (1: Yukon)
• Calymmian of China (1)
• Statherian of Australia (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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