NAME Anatolinites
AGE    AGE span:  mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
FIGURE(S)
FIGURE REFERENCE
SPECIES, AUTHORITY Anatolinites Elsik, Ediger & Bati 1990, p. 92.
LOCATION
ORIG DESCRIPTION* ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS: Diporate, tricellate to tetracellate, generally psilate to vaguely sculptured fungal spores with a straight to practically straight axis. The pores are centered on the ends of the spore axis. The pore at the distal (wider) end of the spore is simple, with the spore wall thinning from the inside of the cell into the pore; or slightly thickened, sometimes with a faint suggestion of an attachment scar. The pore at the proximal (smaller) end of the spore is in a relatively thinner wall, and is simple, with the wall thickness unchanged or annulate. The overall spore outline is broadly to narrowly obovate. The spore outline is straight to slightly indented over the ends of the septa. The cells are arranged in a graded series of distally increasing size. The ends of the spore are generally rounded, as the pores are simple; if not, the former presence and subsequent loss of a cell can be inferred. The spore wall is generally of uniform to variable thickness, and is predominantly psilate, although the sculpture can be scabrate to pitted at optimum magnifications. A subdued infrasculpture is also possible. Variable spore wall thickness can be suggested by the variable development of the brown pigmentation; the cell(s) at the distal end of the spore is/are generally of darker color. The septa are of variable thickness. The septal pore is generally distinct.
COMMENTS* Anatolinites and Brachysporisporites Lange & Smith 1971 have similar shapes and spore outlines. Anatolinites has two simple pores, upon which the genus can be differentiated from Brachysporisporites and similar brachysporid fungal spores that have a single pore. In addition, the pore of Brachysporisporites can be a compound pore chamber. Celyphus Batten 1973 can have a similar spore outline, but generally lacks distinct septa, i.e., often only faint shadow bands are present. The pores of Celyphus are of very dissimilar size.

[Spores of Anatolinites have a tendency to break apart along the septa.] A single-celled Anatolinites appears similar in the overall morphology to Lacrimasporonites Clarke 1965. However, the former is distinctly truncate (Pl. 9, fig. 36) whereas the spore outline of Lacrimasporonites curves into its attachment scar.

The affinity of Anatolinites is unknown although Alternaria Nees 1817 is a remote possibility. The extant rust Puccinia has spores (Parmelee, 1986) that approach the morphology of Anatolinites. The teliospores of Puccinia giliicola Hennings 1898 have a scabrate to reticuloid sculpture that is visible in SEM. The teliospores of Puccinia polemonii Dietel & Holway 1893, P. plumbaria Peck 1881 and P. fragilis Tracy & Galloway 1888 are practically diporate, and apparently would fossilize as diporate spores. However, all are dicellate, and the distal pore, and occasionally the proximal pore, are most often seen offset from the ends of the spore. The emendation of Brachysporisporites by Ediger (1981) is not followed here. That emendation did not limit the number of cells, and overlaps the morphology of Pluricellaesporites van der Hammen 1954.

Elsik (1981) noted that Brachysporisporites is a much more useful genus if limited to tricellate and tetracellate spores. That circumscription was developed by Elsik & Jansonius (1974) for their description of Granatisporites. Jansonius (1976) subsequently noted that Granatisporites was a junior synonym of Brachysporisporites Lange & Smith 1971. Diporate specimens were not assigned to Granatisporites by Elsik & Jansonius (1974); consequently Granatisporites is not in the synonymy of Anatolinites.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Elsik WC, Ediger VS, Bati Z. 1990. Fossil fungal spores: Anatolinites nov. gen.; Palynology, v. 14, p. 91-103.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE TYPE: Anatolinites dongyingensis (Ke & Shi) Elsik, Ediger & Bati 1990.
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites dongyingensis Ke & Shi 1978, p. 36, pl. 1, fig. 22.
Cupulisporonites Song Zhichen & Cao Liu 1994. ; Anatolinites;
SERIAL NUMBER 18
PUBLIC COMMENTS

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