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 J. W. Schopf 1968

Sister taxa: Allantomorphus, Archaeonema, Calyptothrix, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Cyanonema, Eomicrocoleus, Eomycetopsis, Filiconstrictosus, Halythrix, Heliconema, Obconicophycus, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Partitiofilum, Tenuofilum

Subtaxa: Contortothrix vermiformis

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Type: Contortothrix vermiformis

Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at North of Ross River Tourist Camp ( of Australia)

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