Palaeolyngbya


Palaeolyngbya is a cyanobacteria from the Proterozoic. Its cells are roughly 10 microns wide. Fossils have been recorded from the Bitter [Springs Group], Kushalgarh Formation, Rhynie Chert and Gaoyuzhuang Formation.

List of species

  • P. baraudensis Mandal et al, 1984
  • P. barhoorniana Schopf, 1968
  • P. catenata Hermann, 1974
  • P. candeda Luo et al, 1983
  • P. distincta Mandal et al, 1984
  • P. elongata Mandal et al, 1984
  • P. kerpii Krings, 2019
  • P. minor Schopf and Blacic, 1971
  • P. sinica Yin and Li, 1978