Full reference: J. W. Green, A. H. Knoll, S. Golubić and K. Swett. 1987. Paleobiology of distinctive benthic microfossils from the Upper Proterozoic Limestone-Dolomite "Series," central East Greenland. American Journal of Botany 74:928-940
Parent taxon: Cyanobacteria according to H. J. Hofmann and G. D. Jackson 1991
Sister taxa: Abruptophycus, Acaciella, Agamus, Aldania, Alternella, Alternia, Angarophycus, Antiquophytolithus, Archaeothrix, Arenarina, Artophycus, Aulophycus, Basisphaera, Beltanelliformis, Bevocastria, Borlogella, Brachypleganon, Bursiphycas, Calevia, Calothricites, Calyptophycus, Camasia, Catinella, Chabakoviacea, Chomentovskia, Chomustachia, Cirriphycus, Cladogirvanella, Coccogoneae, Columnaria, Crustophycus, Cyanostroma, Cycularia, Cystostroma, Eoaphanothece, Eoepiphyton, Eophormidium, Eoschizothrix, Eucaspsiphora, Fibrostroma, Filiphycus, Fillostroma, Flexia, Galinia, Georgiana, Glomeophycus, Gouldina, Grenularia, Gruneria, Hecetaphyton, Hormogoneae, Hormosporites, Katernia, Kostinophycus, Lamellophycus, Lamellostroma, Leptophycus, Lermontovaephycus, Lopatinella, Madiganites, Maldeotaina, Manacyathus, Mansurkella, Marpolia, Microcystopsis, Morania, Mussooriella, Myxococcoides, Nerusiandella, Oncobyrsella, Ostiana, Palaeomicrocystis, Paleocalothrix, Paleoisocystis, Papulophycus, Perennaria, Phanerosphaerops, Pilbaria, Platella, Plexostroma, Protoepiphyton, Ramulostroma, Ramulus, Rhyniella, Scandophycus, Schizothropsis, Shanganella, Sphaerina, Sphaerothallus, Stigonematales, Subtifloria, Talakania, Tarioufetia, Telastroma, Trichostroma, Tubercularia, Tumidophyton, Tunikata, Tuxekanella, Uluksanella, Vesicularia, Vittophyton, Sigmopollis, Lithocodium, Callosicoccus, Cyanophyceae, Oscillatoriacea, Myxophyceae, Porostromata, Desmekalamos, Somphospongia, Cladophorites, Millaria, Antiquus, Rothpletzella, Setula, Sphaerocodium
Subtaxa: Polybessurus bipartitus
Type: Polybessurus bipartitus
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Tonian of Greenland (3 collections)
• Stenian of Canada (2: Nunavut)
• Ectasian of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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