Name: Parenchymodiscus Green et al. 1988

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pa.ren.chy.mo.dis’cus. Gr. neut. n. parenchyma, poured in beside; Gr. masc. n. diskos, a discus; N.L. masc. n. Parenchymodiscus, cells with disc-shaped parenchymatous packing

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Parenchymodisc-), pa-ren-khy-mo-DIS-kus

Type species: Parenchymodiscus endolithicus Green et al. 1988

Valid publication: Green JW, Knoll AH, Swett K. Microfossils from oolites and pisolites of the Upper Proterozoic Eleonore Bay Group, Central East Greenland. J Paleontol 1988; 62:835-852. 🇺🇸

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: [Chroococcophyceae, not assigned to family]

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.24031Link copied to clipboard

Record number: 24031

This LPSN page was printed on 2026-09-14 02:29:29