Name: Melasmatosphaera magna Hofmann 1976

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma’gna. L. fem. adj. magna, big

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-las-ma-to-SP^HA͡E-ra MA-n͡gna, feminine

Holotype: The spheroid in Plate 8, figures 1 a-b

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

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Melasmatosphaera Hofmann 1976. Publication: Hofmann HJ. Precambrian Microflora, Belcher Islands, Canada: Significance and Systematics. Journal of Paleontology 1976; 50:1040-1073.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Melasmatosphaera Hofmann 1976

Assigned by: Hofmann HJ. Precambrian Microflora, Belcher Islands, Canada: Significance and Systematics. Journal of Paleontology 1976; 50:1040-1073.

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Record number: 39127