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Etymology
Latin sporae + dispersae
Noun
sporae dispersae f pl
- fossil pollen or spores obtained by macerating rock specimens. Contrasted with sporae in situ which are found within fossil sporangia
1967, Robert Potonié, Versuch der Einordnung der fossilen Sporae dispersae in das phylogenetische System Pflanzenfamilien (in German):Versucht man also die Sporae dispersae nach dem natürlichen System der Pflan— zenfamilien zu ordnen, so lassen sich viele von ihnen nicht in klassische Spezies und Gattungen einrücken, sondern nur in höhere Kategorien und dies in recht wechselvoller Weise gestaffelt.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1974, Special Publication - Issues 1-5 (in English), page 40:Diagnosis — All sporae dispersae which are circular or subcircular in polar view but are not sphericaI.
1975, Geophytology - Volumes 5-6 (in English), page 86:All nontenuitate, noncurvaturate, intectate sporae dispersae which are not spherical i.e. only two or none of the axes are equal.