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Sentusidinium macbethiae
Original description [Mantle, 2009b]:
Batiacasphaera sp. cf. B. macbethiae sp. nov.
Plate 8, Fig. 2
Dimensions (2 specimens): Length of cyst (excluding operculum) 55, 65 μm; maximum width of cyst 60, 40 μm; thickness of cyst wall 1-1.5 μm.
Comparison: These specimens are very similar to Batiacaspbaera macbetbiae but lack the distinct dark accumulation spot that characterises the latter.
Local occurrence: Elang Formation; Voodooia tabulata Interval Zone (Subzone VT1); rare.
Batiacasphaera sp. cf. B. macbethiae sp. nov.
Plate 8, Fig. 2
Dimensions (2 specimens): Length of cyst (excluding operculum) 55, 65 μm; maximum width of cyst 60, 40 μm; thickness of cyst wall 1-1.5 μm.
Comparison: These specimens are very similar to Batiacaspbaera macbetbiae but lack the distinct dark accumulation spot that characterises the latter.
Local occurrence: Elang Formation; Voodooia tabulata Interval Zone (Subzone VT1); rare.