title: Rosaria succina spec. nov.--a fossil cyanobacterium from tertiary amber.
abstract: A fossil cyanobacterium found in a piece of Tertiary amber is assigned to the recent genus Rosaria N. Carter (Stigonemataceae) and described as R. succina. The fossil allows a new systematic evaluation of the genus Rosaria.
authors.affiliation: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Okologie, Dornburger Str. 159, D-07743 Jena, Germany. heinrich.doerfelt@uni-jena.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dörfelt
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wunderlich
mesh_terms: D018647:Amber; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005580:Fossils; D010163:Paleontology
chemical_list: D018647:Amber