Rosaria succina spec. nov.--a fossil cyanobacterium from tertiary amber.
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.
Dörfelt
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H
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Okologie, Dornburger Str. 159, D-07743 Jena, Germany. heinrich.doerfelt@uni-jena.de
Schmidt
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AR
Wunderlich
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J
D018647:Amber; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005580:Fossils; D010163:Paleontology
D018647:Amber