Name: Liupingia fungiformis Yin and Li 1978

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fun.gi.for’mis. L. masc. n. fungus, mushroom, fungus; L. fem. n. forma, form, shape; N.L. fem. adj. fungiformis, fungus-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: li-u-PIN͡G-i-a fun-gi-FOR-mis, feminine

Holotype: Figure 4 in Plate 9

Valid publication: Yin L, Li Z. Precambrian microfloras of southwest China with reference to their stratigraphic significance. (in Chinese with English descriptions). Memoirs of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Academica Sinica 1978; 10:41-108.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Liupingia Yin and Li 1978. Publication: Yin L, Li Z. Precambrian microfloras of southwest China with reference to their stratigraphic significance. (in Chinese with English descriptions). Memoirs of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Academica Sinica 1978; 10:41-108.
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Parent taxon: Liupingia Yin and Li 1978

Assigned by: Yin L, Li Z. Precambrian microfloras of southwest China with reference to their stratigraphic significance. (in Chinese with English descriptions). Memoirs of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Academica Sinica 1978; 10:41-108.

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