NAME Monoporisporites ovaliformis
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 M. ovaliformis (Chandra et al.) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Arabian Sea.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Subspherical to oval fungal spores; size range 42-55 x 32-41 µm; unicellate, aseptate; monoporate, pore apical, 6-13 µm in diameter, pore margin faintly thickened; spore wall 0.5 µm thick, psilate to somewhat intrapunctate.
COMMENTS* Lacrimasporonites basidii Elsik 1968 resembles the present species in shape and general organization but differs in being smaller in size and having a very minute pore. Lacrimasporonites levis Clarke 1965, L. westii Elsik 1968, L. stoughii Elsik 1968 and L. singularis Sheffy & Dilcher 1971 differ by their smaller size ranges and smaller pores.
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
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Lacrimasporonites ovaliformis Chandra, Saxena & Setty 1984, p. 50, pl. 2, fig. 29.; Monoporisporites ovaliformis
SERIAL NUMBER 997
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.