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Genus Partitiofilum
Name: Partitiofilum Schopf and Blacic 1971
Etymology: Par.ti.ti.o.fi’lum. L. masc. perf. part. partitus, divided; L. neut. n. filum, thread; N.L. neut. n. Partitiofilum, a divided thread
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Partitiofil-), par-ti-ti-o-FI-lum
Type species: Partitiofilum gongyloides Schopf and Blacic 1971
Valid publication: Schopf JW, Blacic BM. New microorganisms from the Bitter Springs Formation (Late Precambrian) of the north-central Amadeus Basin, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 1971; 45:925-960.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Sergeev et al. 1995
Sergeev VN, Knoll AH, Grotzinger JP. Paleobiology of the Mesoproterozoic Billyakh Group, Anabar Uplift, northern Siberia. J Paleontol 1995; 69:1-37.
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Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Sergeev et al. 1995
Sergeev VN, Knoll AH, Grotzinger JP. Paleobiology of the Mesoproterozoic Billyakh Group, Anabar Uplift, northern Siberia. J Paleontol 1995; 69:1-37.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Partitiofilum gongyloides Schopf and Blacic 1971 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Partitiofilum yakschinii Sergeev et al. 1995 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898
Assigned by:
Sergeev VN, Knoll AH, Grotzinger JP. Paleobiology of the Mesoproterozoic Billyakh Group, Anabar Uplift, northern Siberia. J Paleontol 1995; 69:1-37. 🇷🇺
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Record number: 30358
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