Myosurus minimus
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Ranunculales, Ranunculaceae, Myosurus
Published: 2005-06-01
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): small (10-25 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): -, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -, pollen class: -, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): lobate, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: -, aperture condition: colpate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: psilate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microechinate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: 2-celled, Ubisch bodies: present
Author(s) of diagnosis: Oberschneider, W.
Pictures
1. inflorescence(s)
2. upper focus
3. optical section
4. lower focus
5. generative cell and vegetative nucleus (dark stained)
6. polar view
7. equatorial view
8. detail of aperture
9. exine surface
10. polar view of dry pollen grain
11. equatorial view
Picture legend
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- upper focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- optical section - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- lower focus - fresh, acetolyzed, unstained, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- generative cell and vegetative nucleus (dark stained) - fresh, unfixed, aceto-carmine, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- polar view - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- equatorial view - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- detail of aperture - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydration (water) & chloroform & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- polar view of dry pollen grain - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
- equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Oberschneider, W.
Literature
- (1998) Pollenmorphologie der Ranunculanae. Diplomarbeit. Universität Wien : 125 pp
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Oberschneider W. 2005. Myosurus minimus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Myosurus_minimus/111014;jsessionid=2DB648653763D5EEC39C61666AC58D6E; accessed 2024-04-19