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Braarudosphaera bigelowii S-cells


Classification: ntax_main -> Braarudosphaerales -> Braarudosphaeraceae -> Braarudosphaera -> Braarudosphaera bigelowii -> Braarudosphaera bigelowii S-cells
Sister taxa: B. bigelowii S-cells, B. bigelowii - Cenozoic, B. bigelowii - Cretaceous


Taxonomy:
Citation: Braarudosphaera bigelowii Gran & Braarud 1935 S-cells
Taxonomic rank: type (informal)
Basionym: Braarudosphaera bigelowii

Synonyms:

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Morphology:
Motile phase cells range from 9–19.2 µm in length and 3.9–8.7 µm in width. Two almost equal-length flagellar and one haptonema arise from the anterior end of the cell.
 
 

[Hagino et al. 2026]


Biology & life-cycles
Correlation of this form with the pentalith bearing stage is based on molecular genetic data from multiple strains (Hagino et al. 2026).

See also: Braarudosphaera parkeae ALT ;Braarudosphaera okadae ALT ; ;

Search data:
Lith size: 0->0µm;
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source:
First occurrence (base): within No known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source:

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Gran, H. H. & Braarud, T. (1935). A quantitative study of the phytoplankton in the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine (including observations on hydrography, chemistry and turbidity). Journal of the Biological Board of Canada. 1: 279-467. gs

Green, J. C. & Leadbeater, B. S. C. (1972). Chrysochromulina parkeae sp. nov. [Haptophyceae] a new species recorded from S.W. England and Norway. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 52: 469-474. gs

Hagino, K., et al. (2026). Taxonomic re-evaluation of the Braarudosphaera bigelowii species complex (Prymnesiophyceae). Phycologia. 1-18. gs

Missing or ambiguous references: ;


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Braarudosphaera bigelowii S-cells compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 12-8-2026

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