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Triskelia
Genus Triskelia Strullu-Derrien, Le Hérissé in Strullu-Derrien, Le Hérissé, Goral, A.R.T. Spencer, Kenrick Pap. Palaeont. (Palaeont. Assoc.), 2020 3. 11 Mar 2020
- Name
- Triskelia
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Name)
- Strullu-Derrien C.
Le Hérissé A.
- Authors (Pub.)
- Strullu-Derrien C.
Le Hérissé A.
Goral T.
Spencer A. R. T.
Kenrick P.
- Publication
- The overlooked aquatic green algal component of early terrestrial environments: Triskelia scotlandica gen. et sp. nov. from the Rhynie cherts [2020/3]
- Journal
- Papers in Palaeontology
- Annee/Jahrgang
- 2020
- Page number
- 3
- Year
- 2020
- Parent Taxon
- [Phylum] Chlorococcophyta
- Fossil Status
- thallus
- Type
- Triskelia scotlandica
- Diagnosis
- Unicellular, vesicle spheroidal to ellipsoidal,
circular to sub-circular in outline, wall densely ornamented
with septa-like triradiate to meandering ridges,
which are projections from vesicle wall arising perpendicular
to the surface. Septa-like ridges partially interconnected
forming an incomplete reticulum or independent without
regular pattern. Internal body present in several specimens.
Rupture of the wall observed in some specimens.
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