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Eotetrahedrion J.W. Schopf & J.M. Blacic, 1971 †

1088094  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1088094)

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marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
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Taxonomic remark Listed as Rhodophyta incertae sedis in AlgaeBase, 2021 version, but probably a prokaryote (Cyanophyceae). From Golubic &...  
Taxonomic remark Listed as Rhodophyta incertae sedis in AlgaeBase, 2021 version, but probably a prokaryote (Cyanophyceae). From Golubic & Seong-Joo, 1999: tetrahedrally compacted coccoidal cells within tight envelopes were originally named Eotetrahedrion and interpreted as a result of eukaryotic meiotic division (Schopf & Blacic, 1971). These tetrads were later shown to be a part of a larger population of Gloeodiniopsis, initially also classified as a eukaryote related to the dinoflagellates. However, cell division patterns and dynamics of post mortem decay reconstructed from large microfossil populations of this kind were found to be consistent with reproduction of cyanobacteria close to the modern genus Chroococcus (Knoll & Golubic, 1979). [details]
IRMNG (2021). Eotetrahedrion J.W. Schopf & J.M. Blacic, 1971 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1088094 on 2024-03-29
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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]   

source of synonymy Golubic, S.; Seong-Joo, L. (1999). Early cyanobacterial fossil record: preservation, palaeoenvironments and identification. <em>European Journal of Phycology.</em> 34(4): 339-348., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/09670269910001736402 [details]   

verified source for family Golubic, S.; Seong-Joo, L. (1999). Early cyanobacterial fossil record: preservation, palaeoenvironments and identification. <em>European Journal of Phycology.</em> 34(4): 339-348., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/09670269910001736402
note: inferred (refer note) [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]   
From other sources
Descriptive info Upper Precambrian; Australia (Ellery Creek Waterhole, Northern Territory). (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]

Taxonomic remark Listed as Rhodophyta incertae sedis in AlgaeBase, 2021 version, but probably a prokaryote (Cyanophyceae). From Golubic & Seong-Joo, 1999: tetrahedrally compacted coccoidal cells within tight envelopes were originally named Eotetrahedrion and interpreted as a result of eukaryotic meiotic division (Schopf & Blacic, 1971). These tetrads were later shown to be a part of a larger population of Gloeodiniopsis, initially also classified as a eukaryote related to the dinoflagellates. However, cell division patterns and dynamics of post mortem decay reconstructed from large microfossil populations of this kind were found to be consistent with reproduction of cyanobacteria close to the modern genus Chroococcus (Knoll & Golubic, 1979). [details]

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