Name: Chlorogloeaopsis Maithy 1975

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Chlo.ro.gloe.a.op’sis. N.L. fem. n. Chlorogloeaopsis, With reference to morphological similarity to modern algae of the genus Chlorcgloea Wille.

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Chlorogloeaopsid-), k^hlo-ro-glo͡e-a-OP-sis

Type species: Chlorogloeaopsis zairensis Maithy 1975

Valid publication: Maithy PK. Micro-organisms from the Bushimay System (Late Pre-Cambrian) of Kanshi, Zaire. Palaeobotanist 1975; 22:139.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chlorogtoeaopsis"; "Cholorogloeaopsis".

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Chlorogloeaopsis zairensis Maithy 1975	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Entophysalidaceae Geitler 1925

Assigned by: Maithy PK. Micro-organisms from the Bushimay System (Late Pre-Cambrian) of Kanshi, Zaire. Palaeobotanist 1975; 22:139.

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Record number: 43427