EMA-1

Taxonomical Group

Planta

Type description

Prager et al 2006: Tracheids (or fragments) of vascular bundles, elongated rectangular, 10–70 μm long, ∅ 4–8 μm, hyaline to brown. Includes two tracheid types: a) consisting of continuous rings (abundantly found in Cyperaceae peat, pers. comm. Michaelis 2005), b) with pits, often with a wider part (∅ 20 m), possibly from ferns (Grosse-Brauckmann, 1972). Separation between the subtypes only possible in well-preserved material.
Prager et al 2012: fragments of vessels

Records

First publication

Prager A, Barthelmes A, Theuerkauf M, Joosten H (2006) Non-pollen palynomorphs from modern Alder carrs and their potential for interpreting microfossil data from peat. Rev. Palaeobot. Palynol. 141:7-31.