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Maturodinium inornatum ssp. reticulatum

Maturodinium inornatum ssp. reticulatum (Below, 1987) Lentin and Williams, 1989

Originally Maturodinium inornatum var. reticulatum, subsequently (and now) Maturodinium inornatum ssp. reticulatum.
Holotype: Below, 1987, pl.7, figs.7-10,18; Fensome et al., 1993, p.1305, fig.1-5
Locus typicus: Marloffstein clay pit, Franconia, Germany
Stratum typicum: Late Pliensbachian
Translation Below, 1987: Fensome et al., 1993

Original description: Below, 1987, p.28: Maturodinium inornatum var. reticulatum
A nonareate variant of the species Maturodinium inornatum in which granulae are fused to form the broad muri of the reticulum, which covers the cyst uniformly, and can be provided by reflected trichocyst pores.
Size: Holotype: length 63 µm, breadth 41 µm, thickness 40 µm.
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