Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: Monomorphic, liths are simple broadly elliptical rings with one (rarely two) enlarged rim elements, but no wigwam.
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: W. scenozonion *
Size: Cells spherical 4-7 µm; liths ca. 1 µm long.
Tags | LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: ca_disjunct, vacant, CSPH: elongated, monomorphic, |
Metrics | Lith size: 0.8->1.3µm; Coccosphere size: 4->7µm; Data source notes: cell & lith size (BC diameter) from OD |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant Data source: present in the plankton (Young et al. 2003)
First occurrence (base): within No known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: [JRY rough estimate]
Plot of occurrence data:
Thomsen, H. A. (1980c). Wigwamma scenozonion sp. nov. (Prymnesiophyceae) from West Greenland. British Phycological Journal. 15: 335-342. gs V O Thomsen, H. A. (2016). Baltic Sea coccolithophores – an overview of insights into their taxonomy and ecology from the last 40 years. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 36(2): 97-119. gs V O Thomsen, H. A., Ostergaard, J. B. & Heldal, M. (2013). Coccolithophorids in polar waters: Wigwamma spp. revisited. Acta Protozoologica. 52: 237-256. gs V O Young, J. R., Geisen, M., Cros, L., Kleijne, A., Probert, I. & Ostergaard, J. B. (2003). A guide to extant coccolithophore taxonomy. Journal of Nannoplankton Research, Special Issue. 1: 1-132. gs V OReferences:
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Pseudowigwamma scenozonion compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 1-3-2021
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