蕨纲植物和联盟的植物的孢子,并且微水藻经常在第四级的存款,而是他们的 palaeoenvironmental 意义发生在丰富很少被评估。这份报纸论述对 Selaginella sinensis (Desv ) 的孢子的词法描述春天, 1843 (Selaginellaceae ) 并且 Ceratopteris cf。thalictroides (L.) Brongniart, 1821 (Parkeriaceae ) 并且水藻 Pediastrum boryanum (Turpin ) Meneghini, 1840, P。单一的 Meyen, 1829, P。integrum N ? geli, 1849 (所有 Hydrodictyaceae ) , Spiniferites Mantell, 1850,修正。Sarjeant, 1970 (Spiniferitaceae ) 并且 Concentricystes Rossignal, 1962,修正。Jiabo, 1978 (系统的位置不清楚) ,并且在主要第四级的沉积继任讨论他们的出现。所有仔细与水的产地被联系。现存 Selaginella sinensis 经常开拓殖民地于在沟壑和斜坡的岩石,和遮阴的方面之间的相当湿的山腰和差距;它也与石灰质的土壤在树和灌木(丛林) 并且在森林里的丛林以内被发现。Ceratopteris thalictroides, Pediastrum 和 Concentricystes 住在淡水湖和自然、人工的沼泽地,例如稻地和阴沟。Spiniferites 是一咸水类并且通常与海洋的领域联系了。这些 taxa 的所有的石块和 subfossil 代表能是生物多样性并且,因此的有用代理为在第四级的时期期间决定环境条件也重要。
Spores of ferns and allied plants, and micro-algae frequently occur in abundance in Quaternary deposits, but their palaeoenvironmental significance is seldom evaluated. This paper presents morphological descriptions of spores of Selaginella sinensis (Desv.) Spring, 1843 (Selaginellaceae) and Ceratopteris cf. thalictroides (L.) Brongniart, 1821 (Parkeriaceae) and the algae Pediastrum boryanum (Turpin) Meneghini, 1840, P. simplex Meyen, 1829, P. integrum N geli, 1849 (all Hydrodictyaceae), Spiniferites Mantell, 1850, emend. Sarjeant, 1970 (Spiniferitaceae) and Concentricystes Rossignal, 1962, emend. Jiabo, 1978 (systematic position unclear), and discusses their occurrence in mostly Quaternary sedimentary successions. All are closely associated with aquatic habitats. Extant Selaginella sinensis often colonizes fairly wet hillsides and gaps between rocks, and shady sides of ravines and slopes; it is also found within thickets of trees and shrubs (boscages) and in forests with calcareous soils. Ceratopteris thalictroides, Pediastrum and Concentricystes inhabit freshwater lakes and both natural and artificial wetlands, such as paddy fields and ditches. Spiniferites is a salt-water genus and usually associated with the marine realm. Fossil and subfossil representatives of all of these taxa can be useful proxies of biodiversity and, therefore, also important for determining environmental conditions during the Quaternary period.