Name: Mirosphaera Palik 1966

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Mi.ro.sphae’ra. L. masc. adj. mirus, wonderful; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, a sphere; N.L. fem. n. Mirosphaera, probably meaning a wonderful sphere

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Mirosphaer-), mi-ro-SPHA͡E-ra

Type species: Mirosphaera anulata Palik 1966

Valid publication: Palik P. Further microfossils from the Orgueil meteorite. Revue algologique 1966; 8:89-126.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

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

Parent taxon: [Miscellanea, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 44674

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