Application of confocal laser microscopy for identification of modern and fossil pollen grains, an example in palm Mauritiinae

• Published in: Review of palaeobotany and palynology Vol. 327; p. 105140
• Main Authors: Collevatti, Rosane G., Castañeda, Marcela, Silva-Caminha, Silane A.F., Jaramillo, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Arecaceae; CART; confocal laser scanning microscopy; exine; Fiji; fossils; herbaria; Holocene epoch; image analysis; ImageJ; Lepidocaryeae; light microscopy; Mauritia flexuosa; Mauritiella armata; Miocene epoch; paleobotany; Paleontology; Palynology; pollen; quantitative analysis; Random forests; research institutions; Species assignment; statistical analysis; Fiji; ImageJ; Lepidocaryeae; Palynology; Arecaceae; Species assignment; Paleontology; Random forests; CART

Confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM) is becoming a powerful tool for palynological studies. CSLM allows palynomorph image sectioning, internal and surface structures visualization, and 3D reconstruction at a higher resolution than standard light microscopy without extra processing. CSLM images...