Name: Palaeolyngbya minor Schopf and Blacic 1971

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi’nor. L. comp. fem. adj. minor, less, smaller, referring to the name of this taxon used previously [15]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-la͡e-o-LYN͡G-by-a MI-nor, feminine

Holotype: Paleobot. Coll. Harvard Univ. 58563

Valid publication: Schopf JW, Blacic BM. New microorganisms from the Bitter Springs Formation (Late Precambrian) of the north-central Amadeus Basin, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 1971; 45:925-960.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Palaeolyngbya Schopf 1968

Assigned by: Schopf JW, Blacic BM. New microorganisms from the Bitter Springs Formation (Late Precambrian) of the north-central Amadeus Basin, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 1971; 45:925-960.

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Record number: 34135

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