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 C. W. Allison and S. M. Awramik 1989
See also Schopf 1968 and Schopf and Blacic 1971
Sister taxa: Allantomorphus, Archaeonema, Calyptothrix, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Contortothrix, Cyanonema, Eomicrocoleus, Eomycetopsis, Filiconstrictosus, Halythrix, Obconicophycus, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Partitiofilum, Tenuofilum
Subtaxa: Heliconema australiensis Heliconema bulbosa Heliconema funiculum
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (2 collections), Canada (3: Yukon)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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