A new polyphysacean alga from the Miocene of Romania and its biomineralization

Polyphysacean algal fertile caps from the Sarmatian near Suceava (NE Romania) are here described as a new species, Acetabularia moldavica, ascribed to the extant genus Acetabularia due to the presence of both inferior and superior coronae. Gametangia are preserved and closely packed within the gamet...

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Main Authors: Filippo Barattolo, Viorel Ionesi, Paul Ţibuleac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2019-03-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app64/app005372018.pdf