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Impletosphaeridium selseyense
From Fensome et al., 2019:
Impletosphaeridium selseyense (Islam, 1983b, p.337, pl.2, figs.3,7) Islam, 1993, p.87. Holotype: Islam, 1983b, pl.2, fig.3. Originally
Cleistosphaeridium, subsequently (and now) Impletosphaeridium. Age: Middle Eocene.
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Paratype: Islam, 1983
Locus typicus: Hampshire Basin, S England
Stratum typicum: Eocene, Tertiary
Original diagnosis: Islam, 1983, p. 337: Cleistosphaeridium selseyense
Autocyst subspherical; surface mildly retlculate; skolochorate to proximochorate; numerous nontabular solid processes a third to a quarter of average cyst diameter in length, proximally wide and taeniate and sometimes joined proximally to adjacent ones, tapering rapidly to thin, slender forms at or below mid-length and continue as such to distal bifurcations; archeopyle apical type tA, operculum free or attached. In some forms, a thin psilate proximal membrane connects most processes, a feature found in some species of Impletosphaeridium (Islam 1983).
Dimensions: Holotype: cyst diameter 30 µm, length of processes 4-7 µm. Range: cyst diameter 31 (26)22 µm, length of processes 3-8 µm. Specimens measu red: 10.
Affinities:
Islam, 1983, p. 337: Cleistosphaeridium selseyense
This species differs from others of the genus in possessing proximally taeniate and distally thin solid processes, and smaller size.
Impletosphaeridium selseyense (Islam, 1983b, p.337, pl.2, figs.3,7) Islam, 1993, p.87. Holotype: Islam, 1983b, pl.2, fig.3. Originally
Cleistosphaeridium, subsequently (and now) Impletosphaeridium. Age: Middle Eocene.
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Paratype: Islam, 1983
Locus typicus: Hampshire Basin, S England
Stratum typicum: Eocene, Tertiary
Original diagnosis: Islam, 1983, p. 337: Cleistosphaeridium selseyense
Autocyst subspherical; surface mildly retlculate; skolochorate to proximochorate; numerous nontabular solid processes a third to a quarter of average cyst diameter in length, proximally wide and taeniate and sometimes joined proximally to adjacent ones, tapering rapidly to thin, slender forms at or below mid-length and continue as such to distal bifurcations; archeopyle apical type tA, operculum free or attached. In some forms, a thin psilate proximal membrane connects most processes, a feature found in some species of Impletosphaeridium (Islam 1983).
Dimensions: Holotype: cyst diameter 30 µm, length of processes 4-7 µm. Range: cyst diameter 31 (26)22 µm, length of processes 3-8 µm. Specimens measu red: 10.
Affinities:
Islam, 1983, p. 337: Cleistosphaeridium selseyense
This species differs from others of the genus in possessing proximally taeniate and distally thin solid processes, and smaller size.