Genus Palaeomicrocystis

Name: Palaeomicrocystis Maithy 1975

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Pa.lae.o.mi.cro.cys’tis. N.L. fem. n. Palaeomicrocystis

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Palaeomicrocyst-), pa-la͡e-o-mi-kro-KYS-tis

Valid publication: Maithy PK. Micro-organisms from the Bushimay System (Late Pre-Cambrian) of Kanshi, Zaire. Palaeobotanist 1975; 22:133-149.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym

Taxonomic status: not in use

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Palacomicrocystis"; "Palaeemicrocystis"; "Palaeomicrocystia"; "Palasomicrocyatis"; "Paleomicrocyslis"; "Paleomicrocystis".
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Palaeomicrocystis Korde 1955.
  • 🧍 Later homonym of Palaeomicrocystis Korde 1955. Publication: Korde KB. Vodorosli iz kembriyskikh otlozheniy rek Leny, Botomy i Amgi [Algae from the Cambrian deposits of the Lena, Botoma and Amga rivers]. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR 1955; 56:79-91.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
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
    Palaeomicrocystis schopfii Maithy 1975	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name	in need of a replacement

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Record number: 66563