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Palaeomicrocystis

Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeomicrocystis was named by Maithy (1975). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Palaeomicrocystis schopfii.

It was assigned to Chroococcaceae by Maithy (1975).

Species
P. schopfii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Palaeomicrocystis Maithy p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
RankNameAuthor
classCoccogoneaeThuret 1975
orderChroococcales
familyChroococcaceae
genusPalaeomicrocystis

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. †Palaeomicrocystis Maithy 1975
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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Congo-Kinshasa P. schopfii (227766)