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Etymology: N.L. neut. n. Rhicnonema; Gr. masc. adj. rhiknos, shriveled, shrunk; Gr. neut. n. nêma, thread, with reference to the withered trichomal portion in the filaments
Gender: neuter (stem: Rhicnonemat-)
Type species: Rhicnonema antiquum Hofmann 1976
Valid publication: Hofmann HJ. Precambrian Microflora, Belcher Islands, Canada: Significance and Systematics. Journal of Paleontology 1976; 50:1040-1073.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Rhicnonema antiquum Hofmann 1976 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898
Assigned by:
Nyberg AV, Schopf JW. Microfossils in stromatolitic cherts from the upper proterozoic Min'yar formation, southern Ural Mountains, USSR. J Paleontol 1984; 58:738-772.
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Record number: 38448