IRMNG taxon details
original description
Xiao, S.; Zhou, C.; Liu, P.; Wang, D.; Yuan, X. (2014). Phosphatized acanthomorphic acritarchs and related microfossils from the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation at Weng'an (South China) and their implications for biostratigraphic correlation. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 88(1): 1-67., available online at https://doi.org/10.1666/12-157r note: described as acritarch, however see note [details]
basis of record
www.organismnames.com (Mar 2015) / web search [details]
verified source for family
Cunningham, J. A.; Vargas, K.; Yin, Z.; Bengtson, S.; Donoghue, P. C. J. (2017). The Weng'an Biota (Doushantuo Formation): an Ediacaran window on soft-bodied and multicellular microorganisms. <em>Journal of the Geological Society.</em> 174(5): 793-802., available online at https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2016-142 note: refer note [details]
current name source
original publication [details]
extant flag source
inferred from original work (title) [details]
habitat flag source
inferred from original work (title)/web search (AJR) [details]
Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Cunningham et al., 2017 consider that Megasphaera, Yinitianzhushania, Parapandorina and Megaclonophycus should all be included in the earlier named genus Tianzhushania, a proposal not currently accepted by other workers. Originally described as acritarch but presently assigned to Protozoa in IRMNG, refer discussion on Megasphaera page. [details]
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