Sphaerocodium

Sphaerocodium is an extinct genus of bacteria in the phylum Cyanobacteria, often called blue-green algae.[1][2]

Sphaerocodium
Temporal range: Ordovician – Triassic 460.9–221.5 Ma
Sphaerocodium kokeni From Triassic of Germany
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Kingdom:
Eubacteria
Phylum:
Cyanobacteria
Genus:
† Sphaerocodium

Rothpletz, 1908

The species of Sphaerocodium recorded by the author Rothpletz could be symbiotic intergrowths of different encrusting organisms. Two new genera (Rothpletzella and Wetheredella) have been proposed to include these forms.[3]

Fossil record

This genus is known in the fossil record from the Ordovician to the Triassic (from about 460.9 to 221.5 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Europe, Russia, United States, Canada, China and Australia.[4]

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References
  1. "Sphaerocodium". fossiilid.info. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. E. Flügel Fossil Algae: Recent Results and Developments
  3. Alan Wood, Ph.D., F.G.S “Sphaerocodium,” a misinterpreted Fossil from the Wenlock limestone
  4. "Fossilworks: Sphaerocodium". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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