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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: 18
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 18
Total number of child taxa: 21
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Myxococcoides bansensis Nautiyal 1980 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides compacta corrig. Mandal and Maithy 1984 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides compactus Mandal and Maithy 1984 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Myxococcoides congoensis Maithy 1975 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides cracens Oehler 1978 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides globosa Maithy and Shukla 1977 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides grandis Horodyski and Donaldson 1980 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides ichangensis Yin and Li 1978 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides inornata Schopf 1968 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides kingii Muir 1976 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides konzalovae Muir 1976 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides magna corrig. Maithy and Shukla 1977 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides magnus Maithy and Shukla 1977 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Myxococcoides minor Schopf 1968 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides minuta corrig. Muir 1976 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides minutus Muir 1976 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Myxococcoides ramapuraensis Maithy and Shukla 1977 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Myxococcoides reniformis Muir 1976 | 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 |
| Myxococcoides verrucosa Maithy 1975 | 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. Journal of Paleontology 1968; 42:651-688.
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Record number: 33147