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Homotryblium abbreviatum

Homotryblium abbreviatum Eaton, 1976

Holotype: Eaton 1976, pl.10, fig.3; Bujak et al., 1980, pl.1, figs.7-9
Locus typicus: Bracklesham Beds, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, England.
Stratum typicum: Early-Middle Eocene

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

Homotryblium abbreviatum Eaton, 1976, has a cyst body which is subspherical or spherical with a granular surface. Processes short, tubular, and distally expanded; distal margin denticulate, secate or aculeate. Processes intratabular, one per plate. Reflected tabulation 3-4', 6", 6c, 5-6"’, 0-1p, 1"”. Size: diameter of cyst body 34-48 µm, processes up to 14 µm, width up to 10 µm.
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Original diagnosis: Eaton, 1976, p. 267
Cyst body subspherical or spherical with a granular surface. Processes short, tubular and distally expanded; distal margin denticulate, secate or aculeate. Length of processes not exceeding one-third of the mean diameter of the cyst body. Processes intratabular, one per reflected plate area. Reflected tabulation of the form 3-4', 6", 6c, 5-6''', 0-1p, 1''''; archaeopyle epitractal.
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