NAME Archaeorestis
AGE    AGE span:  mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Mycelia Sterilia.
FIGURE(S)
FIGURE REFERENCE
SPECIES, AUTHORITY Archaeorestis Barghoorn, in Barghoorn & Tyler 1965, p. 576.
LOCATION
ORIG DESCRIPTION* ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS: Nonseptate tubular, occasionally branched filaments, commonly with rugose walls. Bulbose swelling of the filament wall can be present at random intervals. Filaments of relatively constant diameter except at bulbose swellings. Filament may exceed 200 µm in length.

Monotypic.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Barghoorn ES, Tyler SA. 1965. Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert; Science, v. 147. no. 3658, p. 563-577.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE TYPE: Archaeorestis schreiberensis Barghoorn, in Barghoorn & Tyler 1965, p. 576, fig. 5, part 8.
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Archaeorestis;
SERIAL NUMBER 47
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.