''Linella'' is a genus of fossil
stromatolite-forming
cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria (), also known as Cyanophyta, are a phylum of gram-negative bacteria that obtain energy via photosynthesis. The name ''cyanobacteria'' refers to their color (), which similarly forms the basis of cyanobacteria's common name, blu ...
from the late
Neoproterozoic era.
There are currently 6 accepted species.
See also
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List of fossil stromatolites
This is a list of all extinct cyanobacteria genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes ...
References
Proterozoic life
Prehistoric bacteria
Cyanobacteria genera
Fossil taxa described in 1967
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