Linoporella buseri Radoičić, 1975, revisited: A Liassic dasycladalean alga from the Dinarides and continental Italy

• Main Authors: Radoičić Rajka, Conrad André Marc, Carras Nicolaos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Mining and Geology, Belgrade 2009-01-01
• Series: Geološki Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva
• Subjects: Dasycladales; Linoporella buseri; Liassic; Slovenia
• Online Access: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0608/2009/0350-06080970061R.pdf

The Liassic Linoporella buseri is re-examined, on the basis of an abundant material of reefal origin, originating from the newly described type-locality in Slovenia. It is compared with the Berriasian-Valanginian type-species L. capriotica, studied by BARATTOLO & ROMANO (2005). Both species have three orders of laterals. In L. buseri, however, apart of other, clear cut differences, the tertiary laterals are usually hair-like, occasionally phloiophorous at tip, forming a distal cortex such as in L. capriotica. Consequently, the genus Linoporella is slightly emended, to fit observations made on the two species.