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Broomea ramosa

Broomea ramosa, Cookson and Eisenack, 1958

Originally (and now) Broomea, subsequently Pareodinia. Lentin and Williams (1976, p.144) retained this species in Broomea.

Holotype: Cookson and Eisenack, 1958, pl.6, fig.7
Locus typicus: Broome, W Australia
Stratum typicum: Middle-Late Jurassic

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Original description: [Cookson and Eisenack, 1958, p. 41]:

Description:
Body elongate-oval with straight to convex sides narrowing slightly towards the antapical horn, broader basally at the place of origin of the antapical horns and divided into two unequal regions - a longer apical region and a shorter and apical region - by a shallow "girdle" indicated on the surface by two rather faint parallel straight lines; a somewhat hoof-shaped pylome is developed in the apical region of the same surface. The apical horn tapers gradually to a short, straight solid terminal point; the two antapical horns which are of unequal size become more or less completely divided longitudinally into a varying number of somewhat ragged, pointed filaments.
The membrane is granular, more coarsely so in the antapical region.

Dimensions:
Holotype - 214 x 38 µm; apical horn c.76 µm, larger antapical horn c.38 µm.
Range - 176-218 µm x 24-38 µm overall; apical horn 76-90 µm.

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Notes:
G.L. Williams short notes on species, Mesozoic-Cenozoic dinocyst course, Urbino, Italy, May 17-22, 1999 - LPP VIEWER CD-ROM 99.5.

Broomea ramosa Cookson and Eisenack, 1958, has an elongate body, with epicyst longer than hypocyst. The antapical horns are unequal and divided into branches. The phragma is granular.
Size: overall 176-218 µm long, 24-38 µm wide, apical horn 76-90 µm long.
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