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Images of Ellerbeckia arenaria

(Moore ex Ralfs) R.M.Crawford 1988

Type Specimen
Elleraren Gv
  • Slide Number
    MDC 41-19
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Site Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Section of colony in girdle view
  • Notes
    External pores of fultoportulae appear as white spots on valve mantles near bottom end of colony
  • Scalebar = 10 µm
Elleraren1
  • Slide Number
    MDC 41-19
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Site Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Linking valve with faint markings in the central region
  • Scalebar = 10 µm
Elleraren2
  • Slide Number
    MDC 41-19
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Site Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Crenulate edge of mantle on open end of linking valve
  • Scalebar = 10 µm
Elleraren3
  • Slide Number
    MDC 41-19
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Site Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Cameo linking valve
  • Scalebar = 10 µm
Elleraren4
  • Slide Number
    MDC 41-19
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Site Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Intaglio linking valve
  • Scalebar = 10 µm
Elleraren5
  • Slide Number
    MDC 41-19
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Site Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Separation valve
  • Scalebar = 10 µm
Elleraren6
  • Slide Number
    MDC 41-19
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Site Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Smaller linking valve with faint markings in the central region
  • Scalebar = 10 µm
Ellerbeckia arenaria SEM3
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Mantles at junction between two sibling valves, intaglio valve at left and cameo valve at right
  • Notes
    Note stepped mantle of cameo valve (right), external openings of fultoportulae, and crenulate junctions between mantles and valvocopulae.
  • Scalebar = 10 µm
Ellerbeckia arenaria SEM1
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Edge of cameo valve with stepped mantle
  • Scalebar = 10 µm
Encyonema yellowstonianum SEM5
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Edge of intaglio valve
  • Scalebar = 5 µm
Ellerbeckia arenaria SEM2
  • Site ID
    MDC 492301
  • Name
    Giant Springs, Cascade County, MT
  • Coordinates
    47.5350, -111.2278
  • Caption
    Intaglio valve with plain mantle
  • Scalebar = 10 µm

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