Burmese amber is fossil resin dating to the early Late Cretaceous Cenomanian age recovered from deposits in the Hukawng Valley of northern Myanmar. It is known for being one of the most diverse Cretaceous age amber paleobiotas, containing rich arthropod fossils, along with uncommon vertebrate fossils and even rare marine inclusions. A mostly complete list of all taxa described up to the end of 2023 can be found in Ross (2024).
Amoebozoa Dictyostelia Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageIncertae sedis†Paleoplastes†Paleoplastes burmanicaPoinar & Vega2021A possible dictyostelid slime mould
Myxogastria Family Genus species Authority Year described Notes imageStemonotidaceaeStemonitisSp.N/A"2019"A myxogastrid slime mould
Incertae sedis Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageIncertae sedis†Endamoebites†Endamoebites proterusPoinar2009A "Sarcodina" gut Amoebozoa of Kachinitermopsis burmensis
Archamoebae Entamoebida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageEntamoebidaeAff. EndamoebaAff. Endamoeba blattaeN/A2020A archamoebean Entamoebidae.Associated with Mesoblatta maxi and the ichnotaxon Blattocoprolites blattulidae
Apicomplexa Aconoidasida Haemosporida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imagePlasmodiidae†Paleohaemoproteus†Paleohaemoproteus burmacisPoinar & Telford2005A plasmodiid apicomplexan
Conoidasida Eugregarinorida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageMonoductidae†Primigregarina†Primigregarina burmanicaPoinar2010A eugregarinorid apicomplexen gut protozoan of blattodeans
Ciliophora Colpodea Entamoebida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageColpodidaAff. ColpodidaeSp.N/A2020A archamoebean Entamoebidae.Associated with Mesoblatta maxi and the ichnotaxon Blattocoprolites blattulidae
Litostomatea Haptorida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageSpathidiidaeAff. SpathidiumSp.N/A2020A litostomatean haptorid.Associated with Mesoblatta maxi.
Nassophorea Microthoracida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageSpathidiidaeAff. DrepanomonasSp.N/A2020A microthoracid Microthoracid.Associated with Mesoblatta maxi.
Euglenozoa Kinetoplastea Trypanosomatida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageTrypanosomatidae†Paleoleishmania†Paleoleishmania proterusPoinar2004A trypanosomatid vector in Palaeomyia burmitis†Paleotrypanosoma†Paleotrypanosoma burmanicusPoinar2008A trypanosomatid vector in Leptoconops nosopheris
Pleurostomatida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageLitonotidaeAff. LitonotusAff. Litonotus cygnusN/A2020A litostomatean pleurostomatid.Associated with Mesoblatta maxi.
Metamonada Anaeromonadea Oxymonadida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageOxymonadidae†Microrhopalodites†Microrhopalodites polynucleatisPoinar2009An oxymonadid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensisOxymonas†Oxymonas gigantea Poinar2009An oxymonadid gut protozoan of Blattarians†Oxymonas protusPoinar2009An oxymonadid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis†Oxymonites†Oxymonites gerusPoinar2009An oxymonadid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis†Sauromonites†Sauromonites katatonisPoinar2009An oxymonadid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensisPyrsonymphidae†DinenymphitesDinenymphites spirisPoinar2009A pyrsonymphid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis†PyrsonymphitesPyrsonymphites cordylinisPoinar2009A pyrsonymphid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis
Trichonymphea Trichonymphida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes image†Burmanymphidae†Burmanymphus†Burmanymphus cretaceaPoinar2009A burmanymphid gut protozoan of BlattariansTeranymphidae†Teranymphites†Teranymphites rhabdotisPoinar2009A teranymphid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensisTrichonymphidae†Trichonymphites†Trichonymphites henisPoinar2009A trichonymphid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis
Trichomonadea Cristamonadida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageDevescovinidae†Devescovites†Devescovites proteusPoinar2009A devescovinid gut protozoan of Blattarians†Foainites†Foainites icelusPoinar2009A devescovinid gut protozoan of Blattarians
Spirotrichonymphida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageHolomastigotidae†Spiromastigites†Spiromastigites acanthodesPoinar2009A holomastigotid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis
Trichomonadida Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageincertae sedis†Paleotrichomones†Paleotrichomones burmanicusPoinar2009A trichomonadid gut protozoan of Blattarians
Mollicutes Entomoplasmatales Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageSpiroplasmataceaeSpiroplasma†Spiroplasma burmanicaPoinar2020A symbiotix helical bacteria. Hosted by an Alloeopterus anomeotarsus psyllid
"Opisthokonta" Mesomycetozoea Eccrinales Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageEccrinidae†Paleocadus†Paleocadus burmiticusPoinar2016An eccrinacious Opisthokont
Proteobacteria Alphaproteobacteria Rickettsiales Family Genus Species Authority Year described Notes imageRickettsiaceae†Palaeorickettsia†Palaeorickettsia proteraPoinar2014A Rickettsiaceae in Cornupalpatum burmanicum vector
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