Moyeria

Moyeria
Temporal range: Middle Ordovician–Silurian[1]
Transmitted white light micrographs of Moyeria sp. showing pellicle strips (arrows). Scale bar: 10 μm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenida
Genus: †Moyeria
Thusu, 1973
Type species
Moyeria uticana
Thusu, 1973
Species
  • M. uticana
  • M. cabottii

Moyeria is a genus of fossils interpreted as euglenids, a type of microbial eukaryotes characterized for their cells surrounded by a pellicle composed of proteinaceous strips.[2]

  1. ^ Gray, Jane; Boucot, A. J. (1989). "Is Moyeria a euglenoid?". Lethaia. 22 (4): 447–456. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1989.tb01449.x.
  2. ^ Strother, Paul K.; Taylor, Wilson A.; van de Schootbrugge, Bas; Leander, Brian S.; Wellman, Charles H. (2019-07-22). "Pellicle ultrastructure demonstrates that Moyeria is a fossil euglenid". Palynology. 44 (3): 461–471. doi:10.1080/01916122.2019.1625457.