Corallina sp.

Dey, Rikee, Basso, Daniela, Chakraborty, Arindam, Roy, Lopamudra, Bhaumik, Ajoy Kumar & Ghosh, Amit K., 2023, Rhodolith-forming coralline red algae in the CaCO biofactory - A case study from the Serravallian of tropical northeastern Indian Ocean, Comptes Rendus Palevol 22 (26), pp. 541-567 : 551

Corallina sp.

( Fig. 5 A-C)

DESCRIPTION

Intergenicula cylindrical, measuring 350 to 1092 µm in length and134 to180 µm in diameter.The rows of cells in the core region are rectangular in shape and measure 18 to 24 µm in length and 8 to 12 µm in diameter. Cell fusions are prominent ( Table 1). REMARKS

Based on the diagnostic features, the form is assignable to the genus Corallina . However, owing to lack of preservation of adequate taxonomic characteristics it is not possible to assign it to any known species of the genus. Different species of Corallina have been reported earlier from the Miocene of Kutch Basin, India ( Kundal & Humane 2003).

Order SPOROLITHALES Le Gall, Payri, Bittner & Saunders, 2009

Family SPOROLITHACEAE Verheij, 1993

Subfamily SPOROLITHOIDEAE Setchell, 1943

Genus Sporolithon Heydrich, 1897