Name: Eomycetopsis filiformis Schopf 1968

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fi.li.for’mis. L. neut. n. filum, a thread; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. fem. adj. filiformis, thread-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-o-my-ket-OP-sis fi-li-FOR-mis, feminine

Valid publication: Schopf JW. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. J. Paleontol. 1968; 42:651-688.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: orphaned species

• Notes:
  • ❗ Eomycetopsis filiformis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Eomycetopsis.
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Parent taxon: Eomycetopsis Schopf 1968

Assigned by: Schopf JW. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. J. Paleontol. 1968; 42:651-688.

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Record number: 43163