NAME Monoporisporites neyveliensis
AGE Not specified in Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000.   AGE span:  mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Ramanujam CGK, Ramachar P. 1980. Recognizable spores of rust fungi (Uredinales) from Neyveli lignite, Tamil Nadu; Records of the Geological Survey of India, v. 113(5), p. 80-85.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY M. neyveliensis Ramanujam & Ramachar 1980, p. 81, pl. 1, fig. 3.
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ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores unicellular, globoid, 25-30 µm in diameter; wall chestnut-brown, smooth, up to 2,5 µm thick; germ pore one, rather faint, up to 2 µm in diameter, flush with general surface of spore. Holotype: 21.5 µm [sic].
COMMENTS* We consider these spores to be teliospores (Uredinales, Pucciniaceae) resembling those of Uromyces. Although none of the spores possessed a pedicel, the flattening of one side of the spore wall in most specimens indicates the original position where a pedicel was attached. Uromyces is parasitic on various members of the Leguminosae, Euphorbiaceae and Gramineae. Pollen of these groups occur in the lignite residues.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Ramanujam CGK, Ramachar P. 1980. Recognizable spores of rust fungi (Uredinales) from Neyveli lignite, Tamil Nadu; Records of the Geological Survey of India, v. 113(5), p. 80-85.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Monoporisporites neyveliensis
SERIAL NUMBER 993
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.