Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae
Full reference: D. Z. Oehler. 1978. Microflora of the middle Proterozoic Balbirini Dolomite (McArthur Group) of Australia. Alcheringa 2:269-309
Parent taxon: Chroococcaceae according to B. Amard and J. Bertrand-Sarfati 1997
See also Oehler 1978
Sister taxa: Abundacapsa, Aphanocapsaopsis, Aphanocapsites, Archaeophycus, Bisacculoides, Coniunctiophycus, Eoaphanocapsa, Eosynechococcus, Globophycus, Gloeocapsamorpha, Gloeodiniopsis, Gloeotheceopsis, Melasmatosphaera, Nanococcus, Palaeomicrocystis, Praechroococcus, Sphaerophycus, Stipulella, Synechocystis, Zosterosphaera
Subtaxa: Tetraphycus acinulus Tetraphycus diminutivus Tetraphycus gregalis Tetraphycus hebeiensis Tetraphycus major
Type: Tetraphycus gregalis
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Canada (5: Yukon collections)
• Stenian of Canada (1: Nunavut)
• Calymmian of Australia (2)
• Orosirian of Gabon (1)
Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences
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