NAME Anatolinites antarcticus
AGE Late Cretaceous.   AGE span: 99.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Song Z, Cao L. 1994. Late Cretaceous fungal spores from King George Island, Antarctica; Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Fides Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica, Monograph 3, p. 47-49.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY A.? antarcticus (Song & Cao) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION King George Island, Antarctica.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores ovate or vase-shaped in outline, distal end broadly rounded, proximal end slightly narrowed and flat, subtending a pore or hilum; size of spores in 10 specimens 44-55 x 25-30 µm, size of holotype 55 x 30 µm; [spores with] more than three cells, holotype having four cells, terminal cell hemispherical, other cells flat trapezium-shaped, without distinct constrictions at the septa; spores monoporate, pore at the proximal end, pore 4-6 µm wide; spore wall about 1 µm thick, surface smooth, black.
COMMENTS* Distinguished from other known species of the genus Pluricellaesporites by its larger size and simple pore. Etymology: from locality of the type specimens.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Song Z, Cao L. 1994. Late Cretaceous fungal spores from King George Island, Antarctica; Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Fides Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica, Monograph 3, p. 47-49.
K&J REMARKS Although the presence of a distal pore is only barely indicated in the photograph of the type, the overall outline and flat proximal face suggested to Kalgutkar and Jansonius (2000) affinity to Anatolinites.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Pluricellaesporites antarcticus Song Zhichen & Cao Liu 1994, p. 41, pl. 2, fig. 5.; Anatolinites antarcticus
SERIAL NUMBER 21
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.