Microsphaera Sin, 1973, nom. inval.
Holotype species: Microsphaera foveolata Sin
Publication details: Sin, 1973: 38
Currently accepted name for the type species: Bavlinella faveolata Shepeleva
Original publication and holotype designation: Shepeleva, E.D. (1962). Rastitel'nye? ostatki neizvestnoj sistematicheskoj prinadlezhnosti iz otlozhenij bavlinskoj serii Volgo-Ural'skoj provintsii. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 142(2): 456-457, 2 figures.
Request PDFFossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-08-09 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bavlinella.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Vidal, G. (1976). Late Precambrian microfossils from the Visingsö Beds in southern Sweden. Fossils and Strata 9: 1-57, 23 figures, 1 tables.
Nomenclatural note
Invalid: nomen nudum. Even if valid, a later homonym of Microsphaera Léveillé (Erysiphaceae). - (12 February 2022) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 May 2025
