Gloeotheceopsis Zhang 1988

Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae

Full reference: Y. Zhang. 1988. Proterozoic stromatolitic micro-organisms from Hebei, north China: cell preservation and cell division. Precambrian Research 38:165-175

Parent taxon: Chroococcaceae according to Y. Zhang 1988

Sister taxa: Abundacapsa, Aphanocapsaopsis, Aphanocapsites, Archaeophycus, Bisacculoides, Coniunctiophycus, Eoaphanocapsa, Eosynechococcus, Globophycus, Gloeocapsamorpha, Gloeodiniopsis, Melasmatosphaera, Nanococcus, Palaeomicrocystis, Praechroococcus, Sphaerophycus, Stipulella, Synechocystis, Tetraphycus, Zosterosphaera

Subtaxa: Gloeotheceopsis aggregata

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Type: Gloeotheceopsis aggregata

Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Nianpan Mountain, Pangjapu Iron Mine ( of China)

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