Madella M, Alexandre A, Ball T
Department of Archaeology and the McDonald Institute, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DZ, UK.
Ann Bot. 2005 Aug;96(2):253-60. doi: 10.1093/aob/mci172. Epub 2005 Jun 8.
Phytoliths (microscopic opal silica particles produced in and between the cells of many plants) are a very resilient, often-preserved type of microfossil and today, phytolith analysis is widely used in palaeoenvironmental studies, botany, geology and archaeology. To date there has been little standardization in the way phytoliths are described and classified.
This paper presents the first International Code for Phytolith Nomenclature (ICPN), proposing an easy to follow, internationally accepted protocol to describe and name phytoliths.
植硅体(许多植物细胞内和细胞间产生的微观蛋白石二氧化硅颗粒)是一种非常有韧性、常常能被保存下来的微化石类型,如今,植硅体分析在古环境研究、植物学、地质学和考古学中得到广泛应用。迄今为止,在植硅体的描述和分类方式上几乎没有标准化。
本文提出了首个《国际植硅体命名代码》(ICPN),提议采用一个易于遵循、国际认可的方案来描述和命名植硅体。