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Taeniophora
From Williams et al., 2017:
[Taeniophora, Klement, 1960, p. 67–68; Emendation: Sarjeant, 1984a, p. 166–168.
Tax. sr. syn.: Systematophora, according to Stover and Evitt (1978, p.84) — however, Sarjeant (1984a, p.166) retained Taeniophora.
Courtinat, Londeix and Pourtoy in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.525) listed Taeniophora as a taxonomic junior synonym of Systematophora but did not list the type, Taeniophora iunctispina, within the latter genus. Moreover, Courtinat and Begouën in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.545) listed Taeniophora as a separate genus, a treatment followed here.
Type species: Taeniophora iunctispina, Klement, 1960 (pl.10, figs.1–2)]; emend. Sarjeant and Gocht in Sarjeant, 1984
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Original description: [Klement, 1960]: (Translation: LPP)
Sphaeroidal to rounded ellipsoidal formed centralbody. Processes relative long, simple or nonfurcate, connected at base by narrow ridges forming unorientated structures on bodysurface.
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Emended description:
Sarjeant, 1984, p. 167:
Diagnosis:
Proximochorate to chorate dinoflagellate cysts having relatively slender processes. These are solid or closed and may be simple to capitate, bifurcate, trifurcate or foliate distally, their branches often forking or giving rise to trabeculae. Ring trabeculae, however, are not developed. The processes are not generally distributed; instead they form a modified phragmochorate pattern, arising in gonal or intergonal situations from elongate structures corresponding to the polar and lateral boundaries of precingular and postcingular peniplates or from polygonal structures corresponding to the antapical peniplate and perhaps also to apical peniplates. Cingulum either marked by ridges or lines traversing the linear complexes or merely by a pinching in of the margins of those complexes. Archaeopyle apical; accessory sutures often well developed.
[Taeniophora, Klement, 1960, p. 67–68; Emendation: Sarjeant, 1984a, p. 166–168.
Tax. sr. syn.: Systematophora, according to Stover and Evitt (1978, p.84) — however, Sarjeant (1984a, p.166) retained Taeniophora.
Courtinat, Londeix and Pourtoy in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.525) listed Taeniophora as a taxonomic junior synonym of Systematophora but did not list the type, Taeniophora iunctispina, within the latter genus. Moreover, Courtinat and Begouën in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.545) listed Taeniophora as a separate genus, a treatment followed here.
Type species: Taeniophora iunctispina, Klement, 1960 (pl.10, figs.1–2)]; emend. Sarjeant and Gocht in Sarjeant, 1984
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Original description: [Klement, 1960]: (Translation: LPP)
Sphaeroidal to rounded ellipsoidal formed centralbody. Processes relative long, simple or nonfurcate, connected at base by narrow ridges forming unorientated structures on bodysurface.
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Emended description:
Sarjeant, 1984, p. 167:
Diagnosis:
Proximochorate to chorate dinoflagellate cysts having relatively slender processes. These are solid or closed and may be simple to capitate, bifurcate, trifurcate or foliate distally, their branches often forking or giving rise to trabeculae. Ring trabeculae, however, are not developed. The processes are not generally distributed; instead they form a modified phragmochorate pattern, arising in gonal or intergonal situations from elongate structures corresponding to the polar and lateral boundaries of precingular and postcingular peniplates or from polygonal structures corresponding to the antapical peniplate and perhaps also to apical peniplates. Cingulum either marked by ridges or lines traversing the linear complexes or merely by a pinching in of the margins of those complexes. Archaeopyle apical; accessory sutures often well developed.