Hedstroemia
Extinct genus of algae
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The extinct genus Hedstroemia was once thought to be a rivulariacean cyanobacterium.[needs update?] It forms oval blobs composed of sinuous tubes that have rounded outlines and occurs in conjunction with Solenopora.[3]
| Hedstroemia Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteriota |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Nostocales |
| Family: | Rivulariaceae |
| Genus: | †Hedstroemia A. Rothpletz, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| †Hedstroemia halimedoidea A. Rothpletz, 1913 | |
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Hedstroemia was formerly assigned to the now obsolete taxon porostromata.[4] In 2020, the genus was assigned to the cyanobacteria order Nostocales.[5]
