Anthemis arvensis
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asterales, Asteraceae, Anthemis
Links: http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Arten/Anthemis-arvensis.htm
Published: 2020-12-22
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): medium-sized (26-50 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): 16-20 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 16-20 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 16-20 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 16-20 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 16-20 µm, pollen class: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: isodiametric, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): oblique, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): circular, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: colporate, tricolporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: echinate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: echinate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: some pollen grains of different size and aperture number
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Heigl, Helmut
Pictures
1. hydrated pollen
2. hydrated pollen
3. hydrated pollen
4. polar view
5. slightly oblique equatorial view
6. 6-colporate pollen grain
7. detail of aperture
8. exine surface
9. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, unstained, photographer: Heigl, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
- hydrated pollen - fresh, glycerine, ruthenium red, photographer: Heigl, H.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- slightly oblique equatorial view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- 6-colporate pollen grain - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
- (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and criticalpoint drying. Biotechnic Histochem 73: 137–143
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Heigl H. 2020. Anthemis arvensis. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Anthemis_arvensis/304623; accessed 2024-11-10