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IRMNG taxon details

Melasmatosphaera H.J. Hofmann, 1976 †

11945105  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11945105)

accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Hofmann, H. J. (1976). Precambrian microflora, Belcher Islands, Canada: significance and systematics. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 50(6): 1040-1073., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/1303547 [details] 
Taxonomic remark McMenamin et al., 1983 state: Following Hofmann (1976), we recognize that Melasmatosphaera may represent a degradational...  
Taxonomic remark McMenamin et al., 1983 state: Following Hofmann (1976), we recognize that Melasmatosphaera may represent a degradational morph of other taxa; in this assemblage, possible candidates include Kheinjuasphaera vulgaris, or solitary individuals of Myxococcoides minor or Glenobotrydion aenigmatis. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Melasmatosphaera H.J. Hofmann, 1976 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11945105 on 2025-04-19
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original description Hofmann, H. J. (1976). Precambrian microflora, Belcher Islands, Canada: significance and systematics. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 50(6): 1040-1073., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/1303547 [details] 

basis of record 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). [details] 

verified source for family McMenamin, D. S.; Kumar, S.; Awramik, S. M. (1983). Microbial fossils from the Kheinjua Formation, Middle Proterozoic Semri Group (Lower Vindhyan) Son Valley area, central India. <em>Precambrian Research.</em> 21(3-4): 247-271., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9268(83)90043-8 [details] 

name verified source 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). [details] 

current name source McMenamin, D. S.; Kumar, S.; Awramik, S. M. (1983). Microbial fossils from the Kheinjua Formation, Middle Proterozoic Semri Group (Lower Vindhyan) Son Valley area, central India. <em>Precambrian Research.</em> 21(3-4): 247-271., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9268(83)90043-8
note: refer note [details] 

extant flag source 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). [details] 

habitat flag source 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). [details] 
Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark McMenamin et al., 1983 state: Following Hofmann (1976), we recognize that Melasmatosphaera may represent a degradational morph of other taxa; in this assemblage, possible candidates include Kheinjuasphaera vulgaris, or solitary individuals of Myxococcoides minor or Glenobotrydion aenigmatis. [details]

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