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Genus Archaeoscillatoriopsis
Name: Archaeoscillatoriopsis Schopf 1993
Etymology: Ar.chae.os.cil.la.to.ri.op’sis. N.L. fem. n. Archaeoscillatoriopsis, With reference to Archean age and morphological similarity to fossil (Oscillatoriopsis spp.) and modern (Oscillatoria spp.) oscillatoriaceans.
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Archaeoscillatoriopsid-), ar-kha͡e-os-kil-la-to-ri-OP-sis
Type species: Archaeoscillatoriopsis disciformis Schopf 1993
Valid publication:
Schopf JW. Microfossils of the Early Archean Apex chert: new evidence of the antiquity of life. Science 1993; 260:640-646. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Archaeocillatoriopsis"; "Archaeoscillatorioposis".
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Archaeoscillatoriopsis disciformis Schopf 1993 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Archaeoscillatoriopsis grandis Schopf 1993 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Archaeoscillatoriopsis maxima Schopf 1993 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: [Bacteria, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 25526
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