Kulparia

Kulparia
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Genus: Kulparia
W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter, 1972
Type species
K. kulparensis
W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter, 1972
Species
  • K. kulparensis W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter 1972
  • K. alicia (P.E.Cloud & Semikhatov) W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter 1972

Kulparia is a genus of fossil stromatolite-forming cyanobacteria from the late Neoproterozoic era. It is named after the town of Kulpara in South Australia, where the type specimen was found nearby.