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Name: Siphonophycus kestron Schopf 1968
Etymology: kes’tron. Gr. neut. n. kestron, roughness on the tongue, with reference to finely rugose surface texture (nominative in apposition) [probably better: kestros]
Pronunciation, gender: KES-tron, masculine
Holotype: Paleobot. Coll. Harvard Univ. No. 58469
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
Parent taxon: Siphonophycus 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: 30086