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Eohostimella J.M. Schopf in J.M. Schopf et al., 1966 †

1079164  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1079164)

accepted
Genus
brackish, fresh
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Controversial cylindrical tubes from marine sediment, questionably interpreted as transported remains of an early land...  
Taxonomic remark Controversial cylindrical tubes from marine sediment, questionably interpreted as transported remains of an early land plant by e.g. Edwards et al., 2015; described as isotomously branching axes of essentially tubular construction, lacking vascular tissues. By contrast, Strother & Lenk, 1983 (Program with Abstracts, Joint Meeting of the Botanical Society of America and Canadian Botanical Association. American Journal of Botany, 70:80) suggest that Eohostimella is not a plant, but instead represents an animal burrow. Tomescu & Rothwell, 2006 state: "the marine depositional environment and the inconclusive morphology and anatomy have precluded unequivocal taxonomic assignment of Eohostimella." [details]
IRMNG (2023). Eohostimella J.M. Schopf in J.M. Schopf et al., 1966 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1079164 on 2024-03-19
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2007-05-28 22:00:00Z
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2012-02-16 23:00:00Z
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2019-02-19 06:37:00Z
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2022-04-14 18:50:29Z
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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]   

additional source Tomescu, A. M. F.; Rothwell, G. W. (2006). Wetlands before tracheophytes: thalloid terrestrial communities of the Early Silurian Passage Creek biota (Virginia). Pp. 41-56 in Greb, S.F., DiMichele, W.A. (eds), Wetlands Through Time. Geological Society of America Special Paper 399. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1130/2006.2399(02) [details]   

verified source for family Edwards, D.; Cherns, L.; Raven, J. A. (2015). Could land-based early photosynthesizing ecosystems have bioengineered the planet in mid-Palaeozoic times?. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 58(5): 803-837., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.12187
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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]   

current name source Edwards, D.; Cherns, L.; Raven, J. A. (2015). Could land-based early photosynthesizing ecosystems have bioengineered the planet in mid-Palaeozoic times?. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 58(5): 803-837., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.12187 [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]   

habitat flag source as per family [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info Lower Silurian; Stockholm, northern Maine, U.S.A. (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]

Taxonomic remark Controversial cylindrical tubes from marine sediment, questionably interpreted as transported remains of an early land plant by e.g. Edwards et al., 2015; described as isotomously branching axes of essentially tubular construction, lacking vascular tissues. By contrast, Strother & Lenk, 1983 (Program with Abstracts, Joint Meeting of the Botanical Society of America and Canadian Botanical Association. American Journal of Botany, 70:80) suggest that Eohostimella is not a plant, but instead represents an animal burrow. Tomescu & Rothwell, 2006 state: "the marine depositional environment and the inconclusive morphology and anatomy have precluded unequivocal taxonomic assignment of Eohostimella." [details]

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