NAME Biporipsilonites karii
AGE Late Quaternary.   AGE span: 0.781...0 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Chandra A, Saxena RK, Setty MGAP. 1984. Palynological investigation of the sediment cores from the Arabian Sea: I. Fungal spores; Biovigyanam, v. 10, p. 41-58.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY B. karii (Chandra et al.) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Arabian Sea.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spindle-shaped fungal spore, size 18 x 17 µm; tricellate, middle cell much larger than the terminal ones; inaperturate, biseptate, septa slightly thicker than the spore wall; spore wall about 1 µm thick, psilate, pigment light.
COMMENTS* Multicellaesporites nortonii Elsik 1968, the type species of the genus, differs from the present species in having 5 cells, larger size and fusiform shape. Multicellaesporites irregularis, M. ovatus, M. pandus, M. elongatus, M. attenuatus, M. ellipticus, M. fusiformis, M. didymus, M. sacciformis and M. bigeminatus, described by Sheffy & Dilcher (1971), differ from the present species in having four or more cells. Multicellaesporites simplicissimus and M. capsularis, both described by Sheffy & Dilcher (1971), resemble M. karii in being tricellate. However, the present species can readily be distinguished from them by its spindle-shaped structure.

Named for Dr. R.C. Kar of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Chandra A, Saxena RK, Setty MGAP. 1984. Palynological investigation of the sediment cores from the Arabian Sea: I. Fungal spores; Biovigyanam, v. 10, p. 41-58.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites karii Chandra, Saxena & Setty 1984, p. 46, pl. 2, fig. 13.; Biporipsilonites karii
SERIAL NUMBER 100
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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