Rothpletzella
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| Rothpletzella Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Genus: | †Rothpletzella Wood, 1948[1] |
| Type species | |
| Sphaerocodium gotlandicum Rothpletz, 1908 | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Coactilum Maslov, 1956 | |
Rothpletzella is a genus of calcimicrobe known from the Silurian of Gotland, the Devonian of France, as well as the Ordovician of China.[3][4][2] It has been hypothesised to be a cyanobacterium, and shares morphological similarities with extant cyanobacteria.[5] The genus is named in honor of August Rothpletz.[6]
