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Crenulopteris
Genus Crenulopteris Wittry, Glasspool, Béthoux, Koll, C.J. Cleal J. Syst. Palaeontol., 13(8 = 10.1080/14772019.2014.936915): 7. 31 Jul 2014
- Name
- Crenulopteris
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Wittry J. M.
Glasspool I.
Béthoux O.
Koll R.
Cleal C. J.
- Publication
- A revision of the Pennsylvanian marattialean fern Lobatopteris vestita auct. and related species [2014/7]
- Journal
- Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 8 = 10.1080/14772019.2014.936915
- Page number
- 7
- Year
- 2014
- Parent Taxon
- [Class] Marattiopsida
- Fossil Status
- foliage (fertile)
- Type
- Crenulopteris acadica
- Diagnosis
- Pinnate fern fronds with linguaeform or elongate
subtriangular, predominantly lobed or pinnatifid pinnules.
Lateral veins bifurcate; second bifurcation of a vein
occurs in the distal branch of the first bifurcation, and the
third bifurcation in the middle of the resulting three
branches. Fertile pinnules with a single row of sori on
either side of midvein. Sori radial with usually four or five
sporangia yielding laevigate to microgranulate, monolete
spores.
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