Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
Full reference: R. J. Horodyski and J. A. Donaldson. 1980. Microfossils from the Middle Proterozoic Dismal Lakes Group, Arctic Canada. Precambrian Research 11:125-159
Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae according to R. J. Horodyski and J. A. Donaldson 1980
Sister taxa: Allantomorphus, Archaeonema, Calyptothrix, Cephalophytarion, Circulinema, Contortothrix, Cyanonema, Eomycetopsis, Filiconstrictosus, Halythrix, Heliconema, Obconicophycus, Obruchevella, Oscillatoriopsis, Palaeolyngbya, Palaeoscytonema, Palaeotubulus, Partitiofilum, Tenuofilum
Subtaxa: Eomicrocoleus crassus
Type: Eomicrocoleus crassus
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Stenian of Canada (2: Nunavut collections)
• Ectasian of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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