NAME Monoporisporites keralensis
AGE Miocene.   AGE span: 23.03...5.332 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Ramanujam CGK, Rao KP. 1978. Fungal spores from the Neogene strata of Kerala in South India; Proceedings of the IV International Palynological Conference, Lucknow, 1976-77, v. 1, p. 291-304.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY M. keralensis Ramanujam & Rao 1978, p. 294, pl. 1, fig. 5.
LOCATION Quilon and Warkalli beds of Kerala State along the west coast of South India; locality: Padappakkara.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores spheroidal, 22-30 µm in diameter, unicellular, light brown in color, a single pore towards one side, pore 2 µm in diameter, simple, flush with general surface of spore, spore wall two-layered, outer layer slightly thicker, surface psilate to locally finely flecked.
COMMENTS* Monoporisporites stoveri described from the Paleocene of Texas (Elsik, 1968) differs in its pouting pore. Monoporisporites annulatus and M. singularis, described from the Eocene of Tennessee, USA. (Sheffy & Dilcher, 1971) are distinguished by an annulus around the pore. Commonly found in the Quilon and Warkalli beds.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Ramanujam CGK, Rao KP. 1978. Fungal spores from the Neogene strata of Kerala in South India; Proceedings of the IV International Palynological Conference, Lucknow, 1976-77, v. 1, p. 291-304.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Monoporisporites keralensis
SERIAL NUMBER 982
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 *For source, see Publication Reference.