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, Calyptothrix, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Contortothrix, Cyanonema, Eomicrocoleus, Eomycetopsis, Filiconstrictosus, Halythrix, Heliconema, Obconicophycus, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Partitiofilum, Tenuofilum
Subtaxa: Archaeonema longicellulare
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (2 collections)
• Orosirian of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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