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Lychnothamnus
Classification
Phylum:
Charophyta
Class:
Charophyceae
Order:
Charales
Superfamily:
Unknown
Family:
Characeae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Lychnothamnus (Ruprecht, 1845) von Leonhardi, 1863, p. 57, emend., A. Braun in Braun & NORDSTEDT, 1882, p. 100
Type Species:
Chara barbata MEYEN, 1827, p. 75, OD
Images
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Fig. 69,3a-e. * L. barbatus (Meyen) von Leonhardi, Holocene, Germany, a, lateral view, x50, b, apical view, x47, c, basal view, x47, d, basal plate, lower side, x250 (SouliéMärsche, 1989, pl. XXXV, 2, 5, 8, 10), e, detail of the oospore membrane, CF.2953-5, x580 (new)., Fig. 69,3f-g. L. longus Choi, upper Eocene, Spain, f, holotype, lateral view, g, paratype, apical view, CF.VF/8-6, x60 (new).
Synonyms
Lychnothamnites
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Mali, China, India, Australia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Paleogene (upper Eocene)
Beginning International Stage:
Priabonian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
37.71
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Holocene
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
0
Ending Date:
0
Description
Apex psilocharoid with periapical furrow, Apical ends of spirals concave, in some instances with poorly developed nodules, General shape subprolate to prolate with apex rounded and its central part slightly prominent, base rounded, Basal plate conical, its thickness being about half of width, Size medium to large. [Reminiscent of the genus Stephanochara.]
References
von Leonhardi, Herman Freiherrn. 1863. Über die böhmischen Characeen. Lotos 13:55-62, 69-80, 110-111, 124-132.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Charophyta
Class:
Charophyceae
Order:
Charales
Superfamily:
Unknown
Family:
Characeae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Lychnothamnus (Ruprecht, 1845) von Leonhardi, 1863, p. 57, emend., A. Braun in Braun & NORDSTEDT, 1882, p. 100
Type Species:
Chara barbata MEYEN, 1827, p. 75, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 69,3a-e. * L. barbatus (Meyen) von Leonhardi, Holocene, Germany, a, lateral view, x50, b, apical view, x47, c, basal view, x47, d, basal plate, lower side, x250 (SouliéMärsche, 1989, pl. XXXV, 2, 5, 8, 10), e, detail of the oospore membrane, CF.2953-5, x580 (new)., Fig. 69,3f-g. L. longus Choi, upper Eocene, Spain, f, holotype, lateral view, g, paratype, apical view, CF.VF/8-6, x60 (new).
Synonyms
Lychnothamnites
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Mali, China, India, Australia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Paleogene (upper Eocene)
Beginning International Stage:
Priabonian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
37.71
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Holocene
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
0
Ending Date:
0
Description
Apex psilocharoid with periapical furrow, Apical ends of spirals concave, in some instances with poorly developed nodules, General shape subprolate to prolate with apex rounded and its central part slightly prominent, base rounded, Basal plate conical, its thickness being about half of width, Size medium to large. [Reminiscent of the genus Stephanochara.]
References
von Leonhardi, Herman Freiherrn. 1863. Über die böhmischen Characeen. Lotos 13:55-62, 69-80, 110-111, 124-132.