Name: Palaeoscytonema Edhorn 1973
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Pa.lae.o.scy.to.ne’ma. Gr. masc. adj. palaios, ancient; N.L. neut. n. Scytonema, a cyanobacterial genus; N.L. neut. n. Palaeoscytonema, an ancient (fossil) Scytonema
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Palaeoscytonemat-), pa-la͡e-o-sky-to-NE-ma
Type species: Palaeoscytonema moorhousei Edhorn 1973
Valid publication: Edhorn A. Further investigations of fossils from the Animikie, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Proceedings of the Geological Association of Canada 1973; 25:37-66.
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: 6
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Palaeoscytonema indica Mandal and Maithy 1984 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Palaeoscytonema indicum corrig. Mandal and Maithy 1984 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Palaeoscytonema intermingla Mandal and Maithy 1984 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Palaeoscytonema misrae Mandal and Maithy 1984 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Palaeoscytonema moorhousei Edhorn 1973 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Palaeoscytonema srivastavae Maithy and Shukla 1977 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Scytonemataceae corrig. Frank 1886
Assigned by:
Mandal J, Maithy PK, Barman G, Verma KK. Microbiota from the Kushalgarh Formation, Delhi Supergroup, India. The Palaeobotanist 1984; 32:1-19.
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