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Mitcheldeania (calcimicrobe)

Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Girvanellaceae

Taxonomy
Mitcheldeania was named by Wethered (1886). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Mitcheldeania nicholsoni.

It was assigned to Problematica by Andrews (1970); and to Girvanellaceae by Krainer and Vachard (2019).

Species
M. nicholsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Mitcheldeania Wethered
1970Mitcheldeania Andrews
2019Mitcheldeania Krainer and Vachard p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
RankNameAuthor
orderOscillatoriales
familyGirvanellaceaeLuchinina 1975
genusMitcheldeaniaWethered 1886

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. †Mitcheldeania Wethered 1886 [calcimicrobe]
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Mitcheldeania nicholsoni Wethered 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available