Oligocene archaeomonad stomatocysts from the Polish Central Paratethys
An unanticipated diversity of archaeomonad stomatocysts intermixed with marine plankton including diatoms, silicoflagellates, parmaleans and individual siliceous protistan scales was encountered in Rupelian diatomites from the Central Paratethys. In this initial report we document 27 previously desc...
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| author | Irena Kaczmarska James M. Ehrman Brajogopal Samanta |
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| description | An unanticipated diversity of archaeomonad stomatocysts intermixed with marine plankton including diatoms, silicoflagellates, parmaleans and individual siliceous protistan scales was encountered in Rupelian diatomites from the Central Paratethys. In this initial report we document 27 previously described species attributed to three palaeomorphogenera (Archaeomonas, Archaeosphaeridium, and Litheusphaerella). An additional eight morphospecies from two genera (Archaeomonas anterioconica Kaczmarska sp. nov., A. asharya Samanta sp. nov., A. genetynanii Ehrman sp. nov., A. jimstehrii Ehrman & Kaczmarska sp. nov., A. lenistriata Kaczmarska sp. nov., A. litheusphaerellamima Samanta sp. nov., A. sextapapillatus Kaczmarska sp. nov., and Litharchaeocystis centparatethianus Ehrman sp. nov.) are proposed as new to science. We also found at least a dozen more distinct morphotypes in orientations and quantities insufficient for formal description that will be the subject of further studies. Our report is the first from the Central Paratethys and the most species rich archaeomonad flora reported from the Oligocene worldwide. The combination of previously described archaeomonad species recovered with the associated diatoms, parmaleans, silicoflagellates, ebridians, and other marine biota suggest that our stomatocysts are native to their basin and inhabited the neritic part of the Paratethys. Unfortunately, the small number of dedicated studies and archaeomonad species known to date still hampers a better understanding of their biostratigraphy and paleoecology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cbb6cf083a324461ba97050b22b1b6612025-08-20T02:44:28ZengInstitute of Paleobiology PASActa Palaeontologica Polonica1732-24212025-06-0170238541010.4202/app.01218.2024Oligocene archaeomonad stomatocysts from the Polish Central ParatethysIrena Kaczmarska0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2527-6148James M. Ehrman1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7428-2651Brajogopal Samanta2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1110-5097Biology Department, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, E4L 1G7, Canada.Digital Microscopy Facility, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, E4L 1G7, Canada.Department of Life Sciences, GITAM School of Science, GITAM, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530045, India.An unanticipated diversity of archaeomonad stomatocysts intermixed with marine plankton including diatoms, silicoflagellates, parmaleans and individual siliceous protistan scales was encountered in Rupelian diatomites from the Central Paratethys. In this initial report we document 27 previously described species attributed to three palaeomorphogenera (Archaeomonas, Archaeosphaeridium, and Litheusphaerella). An additional eight morphospecies from two genera (Archaeomonas anterioconica Kaczmarska sp. nov., A. asharya Samanta sp. nov., A. genetynanii Ehrman sp. nov., A. jimstehrii Ehrman & Kaczmarska sp. nov., A. lenistriata Kaczmarska sp. nov., A. litheusphaerellamima Samanta sp. nov., A. sextapapillatus Kaczmarska sp. nov., and Litharchaeocystis centparatethianus Ehrman sp. nov.) are proposed as new to science. We also found at least a dozen more distinct morphotypes in orientations and quantities insufficient for formal description that will be the subject of further studies. Our report is the first from the Central Paratethys and the most species rich archaeomonad flora reported from the Oligocene worldwide. The combination of previously described archaeomonad species recovered with the associated diatoms, parmaleans, silicoflagellates, ebridians, and other marine biota suggest that our stomatocysts are native to their basin and inhabited the neritic part of the Paratethys. Unfortunately, the small number of dedicated studies and archaeomonad species known to date still hampers a better understanding of their biostratigraphy and paleoecology.https://www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app012182024.htmlchrysophytahaptophytaarchaeomonadaceaearchaeomonasarchaeosphaeridiumlitheusphaerelladiatomitessiliceous nannofossilsstomatocystrupelianoligocenepolish flysch carpathians |
| spellingShingle | Irena Kaczmarska James M. Ehrman Brajogopal Samanta Oligocene archaeomonad stomatocysts from the Polish Central Paratethys Acta Palaeontologica Polonica chrysophyta haptophyta archaeomonadaceae archaeomonas archaeosphaeridium litheusphaerella diatomites siliceous nannofossils stomatocyst rupelian oligocene polish flysch carpathians |
| title | Oligocene archaeomonad stomatocysts from the Polish Central Paratethys |
| title_full | Oligocene archaeomonad stomatocysts from the Polish Central Paratethys |
| title_fullStr | Oligocene archaeomonad stomatocysts from the Polish Central Paratethys |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oligocene archaeomonad stomatocysts from the Polish Central Paratethys |
| title_short | Oligocene archaeomonad stomatocysts from the Polish Central Paratethys |
| title_sort | oligocene archaeomonad stomatocysts from the polish central paratethys |
| topic | chrysophyta haptophyta archaeomonadaceae archaeomonas archaeosphaeridium litheusphaerella diatomites siliceous nannofossils stomatocyst rupelian oligocene polish flysch carpathians |
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