NAME Traquairia stellata
AGE Carboniferous.   AGE span: 359.2...299 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes, Eurotiales.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Scott R. 1911. On Traquairia; Annals of Botany, v. 25, p. 459-467.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY T. stellata Scott 1911, p. 465, pl. 39, fig. 4.
LOCATION Lower Coal Measures of Lancashire and Yorkshire, England, U.K.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* The form is spherical. The arms or spines are much fewer and broader at the base than in Traquairia carruthersii and T. burntislandica. The general appearance of a radial section is something like a starfish in form. The number of arms is about twenty-four, uniformly distributed round the sphere. The arms are pointed, widening out at the base, so that the base of one almost joins the base of the next. They appear to be chambered, the chambers sometimes forming a single series, while in other cases they are further divided by longitudinal septa. They are deeply imbedded in the gelatinous mass. One cannot feel at all sure that these chambers may not be due to disorganization. Tubes are given out from the base of the arms, but the structure is so imperfectly preserved that little can be said at this point. The surface of the sphere is covered by a finer network than T. carruthersii and T. burntislandica. The inner capsule is preserved in some specimens, but none of those observed contain spores. Measurements: width of sphere without arms: 0.216-0.252 mm; length of arm: 120 µm; width of arm at base: 108 µm.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Scott R. 1911. On Traquairia; Annals of Botany, v. 25, p. 459-467.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Traquairia stellata
SERIAL NUMBER 1712
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.