Mastodiscus radiatus (Bailey) Prasad and Nienow (2008: 264)
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Mastodiscus radiatus (Bailey) Prasad and Nienow (2008: 264) ( Figs 76–80 View FIGURES 76–80 )
Basionym:— Auliscus radiatus Bailey (1854: 6 , fig. 13)
Synonyms:— Auliscus baileyii Greville (1863: 49) Pseudauliscus radiatus (Bailey) A. Schmidt (1875 : pl. 32, fig. 28) Pseudauliscus radiatus (Bailey) Rattray (1888: 902)
Type:— USA, Rockaway, New York (FH-Harvard Bailey #1979, lectotype designated by Prasad and Nienow 2008: 254, specimen found at England finder K-34, http://www2.huh.harvard.edu/diatom/baileycat.htm)
Valve face circular, sub-circular or oval, diameter 40–90μm, with two large opposing ocelli at the poles in subcircular-oval specimens ( Figs 76, 77 View FIGURES 76–80 ). Ocelli with broad hyaline rims and radial rows of porelli ( Fig. 78 View FIGURES 76–80 ). Valve surface slightly concave with a central transapically aligned oval ridge enclosing a small raised central area ( Fig. 77 View FIGURES 76–80 ). Valve face bordered by a sipho ridge, a sipho marginalis occupying valve mantle. Areolae poroid arranged in primary and secondary rows radiating towards central area, c. 5 areolae in 10μm. Areolae occluded on exterior by sunken cribra ( Fig. 79 View FIGURES 76–80 ). groups of 6–9 small poroid areolae in a ring (= specialised pores?) at irregular intervals ( Fig. 79 View FIGURES 76–80 , arrow). Rimoportulae 2, positioned marginally equidistant from ocelli ( Fig. 77 View FIGURES 76–80 ), external opening through short hollow spine, internally radially aligned slit across raised lips ( Fig. 80 View FIGURES 76–80 ).
Observations:— The description above is based on material from Pensacola, Florida, USA ( BM).
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Mastodiscus radiatus (Bailey) Prasad and Nienow (2008: 264)
Sims, Pat A., Williams, David M. & Ashworth, Matt 2018 |
Mastodiscus radiatus (Bailey) Prasad and Nienow (2008: 264)
Prasad, A. K. S. K. & Nienow, J. 2008: ) |