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<figureCitation id="7D813185C918E3F78C1B1EF297FC525F" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13A-D</figureCitation>
). Valve face longitudinally depressed along midline (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13F, I, K</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="0ACBB70E93B075E5AD27F6F452E3C815" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13F, I, K</figureCitation>
). Annulus detectable externally as a narrow space between areolae around pole and along edge of valve face (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13D</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="824AFDA6662A2608649BBF9E25B77780" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13D</figureCitation>
arrows); internally, the end is seen between the areolae at the pole and can be traced around the same as externally (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13H, L</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="1145B9DA3F94AB93AA643845F500B583" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13H, L</figureCitation>
arrows). There are no longitudinal costae (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13E, J</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="44F7EA307CEF84D657D9DE67F8A82557" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13E, J</figureCitation>
arrow) and transverse costae underlie the vimines as continuous costae from one marginal rim to the other (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13J</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="4762DDC9A472FF2D425EF34B6B34A1F8" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13J</figureCitation>
). Valvocopula (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13E-J</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="5496B15D1F784180220512C7582E83A4" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13E-J</figureCitation>
) lacking external areolae, pores along edge of pars interior have costae between them on the pars interior, appearing to be slits (compare Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13H, J</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="97AB46DB32AAFFA0F49619FF0F55B36B" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13H, J</figureCitation>
) and the line deflects around the asymmetric sculpting at pole (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13H</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="92D63B3332122E328580504D147F8401" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13H</figureCitation>
). A discrete notch at pole of valvocopula (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13F, G, I</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="724D851A2531A7EA838D1FC0BE493451" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13F, G, I</figureCitation>
); fimbriae not observed. Copula (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13E, F</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="2DEE36CCCD413645156A2DD517F7558B" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13E, F</figureCitation>
) broader with a line along interior-exterior boundary dividing internal bifurcated fimbriae from external part perforated by long slits (rimae) that sometimes continued to the abvalvar edge; perforations discontinued around pole. Pleura glimpsed in Fig.
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, apparently apical caps joined by very narrow perforated band lacking fimbriae.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Figure 13.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName authorityName="Lobban" authorityYear="2022" class="Fragilariophyceae" family="Ardissoneaceae" genus="Synedrosphenia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Synedrosphenia recta" order="Ardissoneales" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" phylum="Ochrophyta" rank="species" species="recta">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Synedrosphenia recta</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="1A80CD4D4955793DFC6EADB5183B4491" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
<emphasis id="16894392A4AD558E58DBABE2284F3363" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Figure 13.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="7E4C9F8F3596004606FB57012C85192E" authorityName="Lobban" authorityYear="2022" class="Fragilariophyceae" family="Ardissoneaceae" genus="Synedrosphenia" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Synedrosphenia recta" order="Ardissoneales" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" rank="species" species="recta">
<emphasis id="236323B38CBCE1BA99E49B70FA077F84" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Synedrosphenia recta</emphasis>
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sp. nov. Chuuk TK28 except as noted
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">A, C</emphasis>
<emphasis id="3BECAB71B95BCBDDFF22866C6D3E4AAE" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">A, C</emphasis>
holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">B, D-F</emphasis>
<emphasis id="5D36C8220DC4559749519750E615DA6D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">B, D-F</emphasis>
specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0° tilt (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">D</emphasis>
<emphasis id="2A36E19628F11CF23F616D3FEFA66D93" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">D</emphasis>
), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60° tilted views of central portion (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">E</emphasis>
<emphasis id="10F4CE50B138A77324D5A65DBCA31B70" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">E</emphasis>
) showing copula and opposite pole (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">F</emphasis>
<emphasis id="39B9FB55C4BBC487D2F46CE0289FE55F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">F</emphasis>
) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">G, H</emphasis>
<emphasis id="2195621247DC6F4A893864EA6ED996CD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">G, H</emphasis>
internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">D</emphasis>
<emphasis id="9CD62DDD35C899507AAAFA8A23F420A1" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">D</emphasis>
and absence of longitudinal costae
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">I</emphasis>
<emphasis id="A95EBF130954A47CCD2654B16AFF3DBD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">I</emphasis>
polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">J</emphasis>
<emphasis id="C511B1261AB93B4B8FE65CD748766B9B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">J</emphasis>
broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">K</emphasis>
<emphasis id="10CB281A1CF00827C6ED9EA3E811E72C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">K</emphasis>
specimen from Guam (GU76B-4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">L</emphasis>
<emphasis id="6481F146BBA5859E090E3DE8A4946B89" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">L</emphasis>
specimen from Jaluit (J5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">D, H</emphasis>
<emphasis id="9D9FF259B910C29556B5E4A6A2F0E523" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">D, H</emphasis>
. Scale bars: 50
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(
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">A, B</emphasis>
<emphasis id="DCB5F8F6D1307ED2BFC15602DC62296E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">A, B</emphasis>
); 10
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(
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">C</emphasis>
<emphasis id="1BF33C6B1624757C26F3464E85740846" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">C</emphasis>
); 5
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(
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">D-L</emphasis>
<emphasis id="842DCA4E6FB8045CF1D5339DD9F8B980" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">D-L</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="holotype">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Holotype</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">(designated here).</emphasis>
<subSubSection id="2A48A60B664EA012BC273D837865BE68" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="holotype">
<paragraph id="6B4D9AB067B6AE7A361565E7A13DCC22" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Holotype</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F19C9D7942B371F72CE03821E153392C" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
<emphasis id="89D626EEAC31A9695DBE8EBAE818B574" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">(designated here).</emphasis>
Specimen at 14.3 mm E and 5.7 mm S of the larger mark on slide 154, deposited at ANSP accession # ANSP-GC20113. Fig.
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.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="registration">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Registration.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Phycobank http://phycobank.org/103239.</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="7DE2949E906480EAFBCF210853FAB879" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="registration">
<paragraph id="D072C7C196F25D82C738DF2109B8DEBE" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Registration.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="456995A5ED7F1B1D8B0BD0BC7DD9A2CB" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Phycobank http://phycobank.org/103239.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="type locality">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Type locality.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
<subSubSection id="C3812C421EA3C64157EE8AD9AB6C50E0" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="type locality">
<paragraph id="9B46C2F581925FB06BCCF90C1D8705EB" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Type locality.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9AF60499F44E721CAC36668CC68AEC26" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
Federated States of Micronesia: Chuuk: Moch Islet at Eastern Passage of the barrier reef (
<geoCoordinate degrees="7" direction="north" minutes="30" orientation="latitude" precision="1" seconds="50.7" value="7.5140834">7°30'50.7&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="5E7169AB22309085E2246507C4676D4D" degrees="7" direction="north" minutes="30" orientation="latitude" precision="1" seconds="50.7" value="7.5140834">7°30'50.7&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
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<geoCoordinate id="EE0D3E89740CD0D057B2FB181B816A12" degrees="151" direction="east" minutes="57" orientation="longitude" precision="1" seconds="59.8" value="151.96661">151°57'59.8&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
), epiphytic on filamentous seaweeds in farmer fish territory, collection number TK28, 30 May 1991. C.S. Lobban and M. Schefter leg.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Additional materials examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
<collectingCountry name="Guam">Guam</collectingCountry>
<subSubSection id="383F066196D7F36554319767D69461C7" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="BC8F1461509E57DB0068EFEA97B19EDB" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Additional materials examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="AC2BE5F25A516DB087A4E84198AF1054" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
<collectingCountry id="9B2560EF1E9CBF931AAFCE7EE666EF17" name="Guam">Guam</collectingCountry>
: GU76B-2!.
<collectingCountry name="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</collectingCountry>
<collectingCountry id="7F8363AD51336BC763BEF5E6C2F9284B" name="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</collectingCountry>
:
<collectingRegion country="Marshall Islands" name="Jaluit">Jaluit</collectingRegion>
<collectingRegion id="A5EB3E63AABC943F0A1D6D091E648A6C" country="Marshall Islands" name="Jaluit">Jaluit</collectingRegion>
, J5!.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="etymology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
<subSubSection id="D884072C0A2DB3D2DDE1F0A07DB530E5" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="DF2007B568C99C8633D599DD58B34EE9" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6685CB8AD5AB5F9352132814EB0605D5" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
L.
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">rectus</emphasis>
<emphasis id="ED4E6F2BC0A630F379AB182EF22E2873" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">rectus</emphasis>
, straight. Named for its parallel sides and isopolarity.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="taxonomic comments">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Taxonomic comments.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
<subSubSection id="5636D8F2EF0353CCAE2E44B024A4F74D" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" type="taxonomic comments">
<paragraph id="3FEFC0ABE1C2E2DE3512B985463CB40D" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Taxonomic comments.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="64124DA4986470B6C6E1D1A185B53FC5" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">
This species resembles two former
<taxonomicName class="Bacillariophyceae" family="Ardissoneaceae" genus="Ardissonea" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ardissonea" order="Ardissoneales" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Ardissonea</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="6B0D97CFE52187901488E6565A9D6ED7" class="Bacillariophyceae" family="Ardissoneaceae" genus="Ardissonea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ardissonea" order="Ardissoneales" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" phylum="Ochrophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="AC836AD31A14D33E66A5ECB627507768" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Ardissonea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species which we are separating into different genera. The complex polar architecture places it in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Synedrosphenia</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A1B9FDF345BDF86D731BF475EB716333" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Synedrosphenia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, within which it is differentiated from
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<taxonomicName id="F9D79B575276C5A91AE5153C14FF8523" lsidName="S. (Ardissonea) crystallina" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" rank="species" species="crystallina" subGenus="Ardissonea">S. (Ardissonea) crystallina</taxonomicName>
by the marginal annulus, bluntly rounded poles, plain valvocopula and slits on the copula. The shape of the poles and the marginal annulus resemble
<taxonomicName authorityName="Lobban &amp; Ashworth" authorityYear="2022" family="Ardissoneaceae" genus="Ardissoneopsis" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ardissoneopsis fulgicans" order="Ardissoneales" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" rank="species" species="fulgicans">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Ardissoneopsis fulgicans</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="42F4ECE450245166C47AC48520C1F710" authorityName="Lobban &amp; Ashworth" authorityYear="2022" family="Ardissoneaceae" genus="Ardissoneopsis" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ardissoneopsis fulgicans" order="Ardissoneales" pageId="0" pageNumber="103" rank="species" species="fulgicans">
<emphasis id="477426EAB3D12D287E9300435BAA0A37" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Ardissoneopsis fulgicans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and in LM of Chuuk samples
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">S. recta</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8B6B976DAB794DABA7AC454330E6E686" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">S. recta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was distinguishable only by length, the
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">A. fulgicans</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="2CA3D30CA9D2621EC7FF0863EE7D9E44" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">A. fulgicans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
specimens being only 300
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long. We first noticed it when we found a specimen, apparently of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">A. fulgicans</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E59CFB5DFFC9ACA01C6CD0EDC19605DE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">A. fulgicans</emphasis>
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, with a valvocopula pole evidently of the
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Synedrosphenia</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="31A9D7AA9C5DF2DBBB3A0E2D7E59E9F0" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">Synedrosphenia</emphasis>
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type (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13H</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="C163A742CD1F86A9E5BAD1E43428B94D" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Synedrosphenia recta sp. nov. Chuuk TK 28 except as noted A, C holotype and details of pole at two focal planes, showing valve face and valvocopula B, D-F specimen in SEM with details of pole at 0 ° tilt (D), arrows showing position of annulus, and 60 ° tilted views of central portion (E) showing copula and opposite pole (F) showing copula and valvocopula with apical notch (arrow) G, H internal view of a pole with valve and valvocopula at 60 ° tilt, showing apical notch (arrow), and at 0 ° tilt, showing apical area without transapical costae; arrows show inferred position of annulus as in D and absence of longitudinal costae I polar view of valve with valvocopula, showing apical notch J broken valve showing continuous transverse costae (arrow) and pores on pars interior of valvocopula (arrowheads) K specimen from Guam (GU 76 B- 4), showing fragments of very narrow pleura (pl, arrows) L specimen from Jaluit (J 5), pole of valve without valvocopula, showing continuous rim and absence of longitudinal costae; two-way arrow marks position of annulus, as in D, H. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C); 5 µm (D-L)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.208.89913.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/746729" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">13H</figureCitation>
). It was necessary to tilt specimens to see girdle band characters.
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Specimens from Bikar Atoll (not illustrated) with longer (to 583
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) but narrower (7
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) valves, weakly inflated at the poles and in the middle, were structurally indistinguishable from the Chuuk specimens on which the species is defined, including the lack of longitudinal costae. Without further evidence, we cannot decide whether to assign this to a formal varietal status, describe it as a separate species, or leave it within the scope of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">S. recta</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="9F97FB6403DA42A4ED204DD82C3BC1C1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="103">S. recta</emphasis>
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. We mention it here to underline the point that the present study does not exhaust the biodiversity of these genera in Micronesia.
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