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Extinct genus of bacteria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rothpletzella is a genus of calcimicrobe known from the Silurian of Gotland, the Devonian of France, as well as the Ordovician of China.[3][4][2] It has been hypothesised to be a cyanobacterium, and shares morphological similarities with extant cyanobacteria.[5] The genus is named in honor of August Rothpletz.[6]
Rothpletzella Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
Genus: | †Rothpletzella Wood, 1948[1] |
Type species | |
Sphaerocodium gotlandicum Rothpletz, 1908 | |
Species | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Coactilum Maslov, 1956 |
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