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IRMNG name detailsRamsaysphaera H.D. Pflug, 1976 †
1088373 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1088373)
unaccepted > nomen nudum (probable pseudofossil)
Genus
marine,
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Described by author as a "yeast-like microfossil", thus assigned to Fungi in some compendia, however considered abiotic by...
Taxonomic remark Described by author as a "yeast-like microfossil", thus assigned to Fungi in some compendia, however considered abiotic by Schopf & Walter, 1983 (cited in Williams, 2012). Considering the stated age of the Formation in which it is found (ca. 3400 mya) it falls well outside the known range of other putative eukaryote fossils (cf. Javaux, 2007, Adv Exp Med Biol. 607 :1-19). [details]
IRMNG (2025). Ramsaysphaera H.D. Pflug, 1976 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1088373 on 2025-04-02
Date action by
basis of record
Index Fungorum (May 2009 version). , available online at http://www.indexfungorum.org/ [details]
basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] verified source for family Williams, J. E. (2012). The John Williams Index of Palaeopalynology (JWIP) - Acritarchs portion. Available online via https://www.mikrotax.org/Acritax/JWIP/ (as at July 2024). note: pseudofossil according to Schopf & Walter, 1983 [details] name verified source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] extant flag source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] Unreviewed
Descriptive info Precambrian; Barberton, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa. (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]Taxonomic remark Described by author as a "yeast-like microfossil", thus assigned to Fungi in some compendia, however considered abiotic by Schopf & Walter, 1983 (cited in Williams, 2012). Considering the stated age of the Formation in which it is found (ca. 3400 mya) it falls well outside the known range of other putative eukaryote fossils (cf. Javaux, 2007, Adv Exp Med Biol. 607 :1-19). [details] |
