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Archaeonema longicellulare

Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae

Taxonomy
Archaeonema longicellularis was named by Schopf (1968). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Harvard Univ. 58478; stage coordinates 14.1 x 106.1 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North of Ross River Tourist Camp, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.

It was corrected as Archaeonema longicellulare by Schopf and Blacic (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Archaeonema longicellularis Schopf p. 678 figs. Pl 80, fig 11
1969Archaeonema longicellularis Schopf and Barghoorn p. 117 figs. Pl 21, figs 1-4; pl 22, figs 2-4
1971Archaeonema longicellulare Schopf and Blacic p. 956

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
RankNameAuthor
orderOscillatoriales
familyOscillatoriaceaeGray 1821
genusArchaeonema
specieslongicellulare()

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.

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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: Tonian or 1000.00000 to 850.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Australia (Northern Territory) Archaeonema longicellularis (type locality: 227452)
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Australia (South Australia) Archaeonema longicellularis (215807)