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Isabelia pellucida

Isabelia pellucida (Deflandre and Cookson, 1955) Lentin and Williams, 1976

Combination illegitimate since the generic name Isabelia is illegitimate.
Now Isabelidinium pellucidum. Originally Deflandrea bakeri forma pellucida, subsequently Deflandrea pellucida, thirdly Isabelia pellucida (combination illegitimate), fourthly (and now) Isabelidinium pellucidum. See also Alterbia pellucida (combination illegitimate).
This taxon was raised to species rank by Cookson and Eisenack, 1958.

Holotype: Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, pl.4, fig.3
Locus typicus: Nelson bore, Victoria, Australia
Stratum typicum: Paleocene-Early Eocene

Original description: Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, p. 251: Deflandrea bakeri forma pellucida
Membrane of the theca thinner and more finely punctate than that of the type. Outline not especially enlarged in the region of the cyst. Posterior end simply and obliquely truncate, slightly depressed in the middle.
Dimensions: Type - theca, length 118 Ám, breadth 77 Ám; cyst, length 67 Ám, breadth 74 Ám. Other specimens: length up to 113 Ám, breadth up to 92 Ám.

Original description: Cookson and Eisenack, 1958, p. 27: Deflandrea bakeri forma pellucida
Theca elongate oval with convex sides that narrow anteriorly towards an acuminate apex and posteriorly towards an obliquely truncate or slightly concave antapex. A transverse girdle is either faintly indicated or absent, a somewhat polygonal aperture is present in the anterior portion of the epitheca.
The capsule, which is broader than long and flattened in the antero-posterior plane, invaribly extends laterally to the outer membrane. The membrane of the theca is finely granular, that of the capsule is smooth.
Dimensions. Type - theca 118 x 77 Ám, capsule 67 x 74 Ám. Western Australian examples - theca 109-128 x 76-81 Ám, capsule 57-66 x 71-78 Ám.
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