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Anabaenidium

Hormogoneae - Nostocales - Nostocaceae

Taxonomy
Anabaenidium was named by Schopf (1968). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Anabaenidium johnsonii.

It was assigned to Nostocaceae by Schopf (1968).

Species
A. johnsonii (type species), A. sophoroides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Anabaenidium Schopf p. 680

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
RankNameAuthor
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
orderNostocalesBorzì 1914
familyNostocaceae
genusAnabaenidium

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Anabaenidium Schopf 1968
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Anabaenidium johnsonii Schopf 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-12-04 09:01:31
Modified: 2007-12-04 11:01:31
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Vachard and Aretz 2004

Age range: base of the Calymmian to the top of the Tonian or 1600.00000 to 720.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0China (Tianjin) A. sophoroides (228437)
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0Australia (Northern Territory) A. johnsonii (227452)