Name: Phanerosphaerops Schopf and Blacic 1971
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Pha.ne.ro.sphaer’ops. Gr. masc. adj. phaneros, visible, conspicuous; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, a sphere; Gr. masc./fem. n. ôps, eye, face, countenance; N.L. masc. n. Phanerosphaerops, a conspicuous sphere-like eye, with reference to large diameter and spheroidal shape
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Phanerosphaerop-), pha-ne-ro-SPHA͡ER-ops
Type species: Phanerosphaerops capitaneus 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
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: 5
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Phanerosphaerops capitaneus Schopf and Blacic 1971 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Phanerosphaerops granulatus Yakschin 1991 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Phanerosphaerops magnicellularis Yakschin 1991 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Phanerosphaerops polymorphus Yakschin 1991 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Phanerosphaerops tenuichlamys Yakschin 1991 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst 1863
Assigned by: 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.
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