NAME Annella pulchra
AGE Jurassic.   AGE span: 199.6...145.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Incertae Sedis?
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FIGURE REFERENCE Srivastava SK. 1976. Biogenic infection in Jurassic spores and pollen; Geoscience and Man, v. 15, p. 95-100.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY A. pulchra Srivastava 1976, p. 98, pl. 1, figs. 12-14; pl. 2, figs. 1-2.
LOCATION Osmington Mills, Dorset, England.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Angular, mostly polygonal spherules with rounded angles, generally constricted slightly at their bases to form a neck; shape varies from a rectangular stub to a polygonal spherule; individual cells generally clustered in small groups, surface smooth, no filamentous growth seen; size of spherules 0.5-2 µm.
COMMENTS* Found as spherules on the surface of a Jurassic tetrad of Classopollis classoides. Annella pulchra differs from A. capitata in having angular spherules and a smooth surface. Etymology: Latin, pulcher, beautiful, lovely.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Srivastava SK. 1976. Biogenic infection in Jurassic spores and pollen; Geoscience and Man, v. 15, p. 95-100.
K&J REMARKS Jansonius & Hills (1977, card no. 3294) remarked that the spherules described as Annella resemble "Ubisch bodies," of the kind commonly produced by the tapetum, characteristically so in gymnosperms pollen of the Classopollis group; from the SEM photos they appear to be solid, and do not resemble fungal spores/cells.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Annella pulchra
SERIAL NUMBER 37
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.