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Chara monilifera
Chara monilifera R.E. Peck, Reker Amer. Mus. Novit., (1369): 4. 20 Nov 1947
- Name
- Chara monilifera
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Chara
- Authors (Pub.)
- Peck R. E.
Reker C. C.
- Publication
- Cretaceous and Lower Cenozoic Charophyta from Peru [1947/11]
- Journal
- American Museum Novitates
- Issue
- 1369
- Page number
- 4
- Year
- 1947
- Parent Taxon
- [Genus] Chara
- Fossil Status
- gyrogonites
- Stratigraphy
- Eocene
- Location
- 16.5 km N 57 E of Contamana Cemetery, Loreto, Peru
- Paleoregion
- America (South)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
- Repository Number
- 26408
- Diagnosis
- Oogonia small, spherical, ranging from 0.42 mm to 0.52 mm in length and width. Spiral ridges low, intercellular in position, and partially obscured by prominent, regularly arranged tubercles. Seven or eight spirals visible in lateral view. Base on most specimens marked by small, centrally placed node, summit area by five tubercles arranged in a circle or ellipse.
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