Mastogloia ovulum Hustedt 1933

Pennesi, Chiara, Poulin, Michel, Hinz, Friedel, Romagnoli, Tiziana, Stefano, Mario De & Totti, Cecilia, 2013, Comparison of two new species of Mastogloia (Bacillariophyceae) with other small members of section Ellipticae, Phytotaxa 126 (1), pp. 1-21 : 8

Mastogloia ovulum Hustedt 1933 ( Figs 29–36 )

References:— Hustedt 1933, p. 474, fig. 892; non Cholnoky 1968, p. 42, fig. 45; non Montgomery 1978, pl. 141, fig. F (= Mastogloia ovalis ); non Tomàs 1982, figs 18, 19 (= Mastogloia crucicula ); Navarro 1983, p. 121, figs 50, 51; Simonsen 1987, p. 136, pl. 222, figs 1, 2, 6–9, 10?, 11?, non figs 3–5 (= Mastogloia crucicula ); Navarro et al. 1989, p. 352, fig. 70; non Witkowski et al. 2000, p. 255, pl. 75, fig. 14 (= Mastogloia crucicula ); Hein et al. 2008, p. 69, pl. 40, fig. 7.

Material:— Sample from Siladen, Indonesia. SEM stub no. DISVAR-ANS4SP32.

SEM morphology:— The raphe consists externally of two sinuous branches ending centrally in expanded pores and distally in slightly deflected pores toward the same side of the valve ( Figs 29–31, 35 ). Internally, the raphe branches run straight and are bordered by ribs, with a rising up central nodule and helictoglossae at poles ( Figs 32–34 ). The transapical striae (20–26 in 10 µm) are uniseriate and they vary from parallel at centre to radiate at apices, sometimes forming an irregular quincunx pattern ( Figs 29–31, 35, 36 ). Externally, the areolae are apically elongated and more or less rectangular in shape, and they are sunken onto the valve surface ( Figs 29–31, 36 ), with none observed on the mantle ( Fig. 35 , arrowhead). Internally, the areolae open through small rounded foramen ( Figs 32–34 ). Partecta slightly bilobed ( Figs 32 , arrowhead, 34), equal in shape and size (1.1–1.5 µm in width), and occupy the entire length of the partectal ring up to the apex ( Figs 32, 34 ). Each partectum is ornamented with small pores in parallel rows ( Fig. 34 ) and opens externally through an elongate partectal pore positioned opposite to the concave side of the partectal lobes ( Figs 34, 36 ). Length: 17.6–23.4 µm; width: 8.9–10.7 µm ( Table 1).

Figures

FIGURES 29–36. Mastogloia ovulum, SEM (DISVAR-ANS4SP32, Siladen, Indonesia). (29) External view of valve showing sinuous raphe branches; (30) External view of central region showing proximal raphe endings and apically elongated areolae; (31) External view of apex showing distal raphe ending with no terminal fissure; (32) Internal valve view showing bilobed partecta (arrowhead) up to the apex; (33) Internal view of central region showing raised central nodule; (34) Internal view of apex showing partecta with linear rows of fine pores; (35) External view of tilted specimen showing quincunx pattern of striae and no areolae on mantle (arrowhead); (36) External view of tilted valve showing partectal pores.