NAME Frasnacritetrus indicus
AGE Tertiary.   AGE span: 65.5...2.588 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Staurosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Saxena RK, Khare S. 1992. Fungal remains from the Neyveli Formation of Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India; Geophytology, v. 21, p. 37-43.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY F. indicus Saxena & Khare 1992, p. 42, pl. 1, fig. 17.
LOCATION Borehole in Jayamkondacholapuram (JC-12), 45 km south of Neyveli, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Fungal conidia with four processes. Main body rectangular to oval, 23-28 x 13-17 µm, multicellular, being divided by longitudinal and transverse ridges/furrows, spore wall up to 1 µm thick, conate, coni uniformly distributed. Processes septate, 35-117 µm long and 3-4.5 µm wide, number of septa in each process 2 to 5, psilate.
COMMENTS* The present species is distinguished from Frasnacritetrus taugourdeaui and F. conatus (Saxena & Sarkar, 1986) by its septate processes and multicellular conidial body. Frasnacritetrus spp. 1, 2 and 5 (Saxena & Sarkar, 1986) are distinguished in having 3 aseptate processes. Moreover, Frasnacritetrus spp. 1 and 5 have unicellular body. Frasnacritetrus sp. 3 (Saxena & Sarkar, 1986) differs from the present species by its longitudinal septa, granulate conidial body and septate basal part of the processes.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Saxena RK, Khare S. 1992. Fungal remains from the Neyveli Formation of Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India; Geophytology, v. 21, p. 37-43.
K&J REMARKS
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Frasnacritetrus indicus
SERIAL NUMBER 598
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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