Original descriptions of taxa. For coccolithophores, and many calcispheres, these are pages from the Catalog of Calcareous Nannofossils. In other cases (e.g. non-calcifying haptophytes) the data is directly complied on this site. The "Catalogue of Calcareous Nannofossils" was compiled by Prof A. Farinacci 1969-1989 and updated by Richard Howe 2000-2016 - see also this page.
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Current identification/main database link: Pavlova noctivaga (Kalina 1970) van der Veer and Leewis 1977
Compiled data
Notes
Recombined into Pavlova by van der Veer & Leewis 1977
Original Description
Cellulae sine membrana cellularum, ellipsoideae vel irregulariter rotundato-triangulares, inter- dum reniformes, dorso-ventraliter complanatae, 5-8- 12 μm longae, 6- 8 μm latae, 4-5 μm crassae, sulco ventrali longitudinali, in muco stratoso viventes. Chromatophorus unicus, parietalis, brunneus, sine pyrenoide et stigmate. Cytoplasma hyalinum granulis ellipticis duobus conspicuis, 2- 3,5 μm longis, 1- 2 μm Iatis et vacuola contractili una instructum. Zoosporae dorso-ventraliter complanatae ± ellipticae vel ovatae, asymmetricae, 7-10-12 μm longae, 5-9 μm latae, 3-5 μm crassae, flagellis binis sine ma.stigonematibus, valde unaequalibus et haptonemate brevi, ventraliter insertis. Chromatophorus unicus, parietalis, pyrenoide et stigmate carens. Cytoplasma vacuolis contractilibus duobus instructum. Cellula granulis ellipticis conspicuis duobus in parte posteriore sitis.
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Corcontochrysis noctivaga: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci and Richard Howe. Viewed: 5-12-2019
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