Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
Full reference: J. W. Schopf and J. M. Blacic. 1971. New microorganisms from the Bitter Springs Formation (late Precambrian) of the north-central Amadeus Basin, Australia. Journal of Paleontology 45:925-960
Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae according to V. N. Sergeev et al. 1995
See also Schopf and Blacic 1971
Sister taxa: Allantomorphus, Archaeonema, Calyptothrix, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Contortothrix, Cyanonema, Eomicrocoleus, Eomycetopsis, Filiconstrictosus, Halythrix, Heliconema, Obconicophycus, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Tenuofilum
Subtaxa: Partitiofilum gongyloides Partitiofilum yakschinii
Type: Partitiofilum gongyloides
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Australia (1 collection)
• Calymmian of the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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