Name: Myxococcoides Schopf 1968
Etymology: My.xo.cocc.o.i.des. N.L. fem. n. Myxococcoides, With reference to cell shape and presence of originally mucilagenous organic matrix.
Gender: feminine (stem: Myxococcoid-)
Type species: Myxococcoides minor Schopf 1968
Valid publication: Schopf JW. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. J. Paleontol. 1968; 42:651-688.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Myxococcoides grandis Horodyski and Donaldson 1980 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides inornata Schopf 1968 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides minor Schopf 1968 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides reticulata Schopf 1968 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides stragulescens Green et al. 1989 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst 1863
Assigned by: Schopf JW. Microflora of the Bitter Springs formation, late Precambrian, central Australia. J. Paleontol. 1968; 42:651-688.
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Record number: 33147