Name: Myriasporella Oehler 1978

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: My.ri.a.spo.rel’la. Gr. masc. adj. myrios, numerous; Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed; N.L. fem. n. Myriasporella, referring to the large number of very small cells within the colony

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Myriasporell-), my-ri-a-spo-REL-la

Type species: Myriasporella pyriformis Oehler 1978

Valid publication: Oehler DZ. Microflora of the middle Proterozoic Balbirini Dolomite (McArthur Group) of Australia. Alcheringa 1978; 2:269-309.

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: Hydrococcaceae Kützing 1843

Assigned by: Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 44466

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