Name: Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana Schopf 1968

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: barg.hoor.ni.a’na. N.L. fem. adj. barghoorniana, in honor of Dr. Elso S. Barghoorn, Professor of Botany, Harvard University

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-la͡e-o-LYN͡G-by-a barg-hoor-ni-A-na, feminine

Holotype: Paleobot. Coll. Harvard Univ. No. 58441

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: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Palaeolyngbya Schopf 1968. Publication: Schopf JW. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. J. Paleontol. 1968; 42:651-688.
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Parent taxon: Palaeolyngbya 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: 30085