Palaeolyngbya (meaning "primitive Lyngbya" or "before Lyngbya") is a cyanobacteria from the Proterozoic. Its cells are roughly 10 microns wide. Fossils have been recorded from the Bitter Springs Group, Kushalgarh Formation, Rhynie Chert and Gaoyuzhuang Formation.
List of species
- P. baraudensis <small>Mandal et al, 1984</small>
- P. barhoorniana <small>Schopf, 1968</small>
- P. catenata <small>Hermann, 1974</small>
- P. candeda <small>Luo et al, 1983</small>
- P. distincta <small>Mandal et al, 1984</small>
- P. elongata <small>Mandal et al, 1984</small>
- P. kerpii <small>Krings, 2019</small>
- P. minor <small>Schopf and Blacic, 1971</small>
- P. sinica <small>Yin and Li, 1978</small>
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