Hedstroemia

Hedstroemia
Temporal range: Llandovery–Upper Devonian[1]
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Rivulariaceae
Genus: Hedstroemia
A. Rothpletz, 1913

The extinct genus Hedstroemia is thought to be a rivulariacean cyanobacterium.[2] It occurs in conjunction with Solenopora.[3] It forms oval blobs composed of sinuous tubes that have rounded outlines.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=21198
  2. ^ Riding, R.; Watts, N. (1981). "Silurian algal reef crest in Gotland". Naturwissenschaften 68 (2): 91. Bibcode 1981NW.....68...91R. doi:10.1007/BF01047229.  edit
  3. ^ Riding, R.; Watts, N. (1981). "Silurian algal reef crest in Gotland". Naturwissenschaften 68 (2): 91. Bibcode 1981NW.....68...91R. doi:10.1007/BF01047229.  edit
  4. ^ Riding, R.; Watts, N. (1981). "Silurian algal reef crest in Gotland". Naturwissenschaften 68 (2): 91. Bibcode 1981NW.....68...91R. doi:10.1007/BF01047229.  edit