Aulacodiscus janischii, WA Firth

Aulacodiscus janischii

Aulacodiscus janischii from William’s Bluff, Oamaru, New Zealand. Single example on the slide. Mountant has yellowed. Prepared by William Allott Firth. Olympus BHB microscope using 450nm LED light. 40x Leitz Pl Apo NA 1.00 objective, oil immersion. Olympus Aplanat Achromat condenser, oil immersion, oblique lighting. 2.5x Nikon CF PL photoeyepiece. Monochrome converted Nikon d850 camera. 136 images stacked in Zerene (Pmax) – one thick diatom…

Aulacodiscus janischii Grove & Sturt 1887. Published in: Grove, E. & Sturt, G. (1887). On a fossil marine diatomaceous deposit from Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. Appendix. Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club, Series 2 3(19): 131-148, pls 10-14. Page 139, Plate 11, Figure 28.