Calciosolenia brasiliensis

Citation: 
Calciosolenia brasiliensis (Lohmann 1919) Young et al. 2003. [Cylindrotheca]

Description: Coccosphere monomorphic, slender; ends tapered with many very elongate liths, but no spines. Liths have very regular bars, which offset neatly to form median ridge.

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Remarks: Liths typically larger than those of C. murrayi, 3-7 µm long.

Usually recorded as Anoplosolenia brasiliensis in older literature, see discussion of genus.

Scratchpads developed and conceived by: Vince Smith, Simon Rycroft & Dave Roberts