Hagenococcus aggregatus nov. gen. et sp., a microscopic, colony-forming alga from the 410-million-yr-old Rhynie chert

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 205-217

  Krings, Michael ^a,b   Kerp, Hans ^c   Taylor, Edith L ^b   Harper, Carla J ^a,b  

^a BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Charophytes; Cyanobacteria; Fossil microorganism; Green alga; Preservation; Sarcinoid growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025087534     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2017/0406     Document Type: Article

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