NAME Monoporisporites scabratus
AGE Late Cretaceous.   AGE span: 99.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Song Z, Cao L. 1994. Late Cretaceous fungal spores from King George Island, Antarctica; Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Fides Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica, Monograph 3, p. 47-49.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY M. scabratus (Song & Cao) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION King George Island, Antarctica.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores pyriform or cordate, one end broadly rounded, other end gradually tapering from central part and pointed; holotype 33 µm in length, central part 19 µm in width, pointed end about 4 µm in width; one pore, located at pointed end, simple, 2-3 µm in diameter; spore wall thick and very distinct around pore, about 1.5 µm in thickness; surface scabrate, or with dark spots; extrema lineamenta slightly uneven; spores black.
COMMENTS* Similar in general shape, thickness of spore wall, and pore structure to Lacrimasporonites levis Clarke (Sheffy & Dilcher 1971, p. 47. pl. 14, fig. 69), but differing from the latter in having scabrate and spotted surface.

Named for scabrate surface of spore.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Song Z, Cao L. 1994. Late Cretaceous fungal spores from King George Island, Antarctica; Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Fides Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica, Monograph 3, p. 47-49.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Lacrimasporonites scabratus Song Zhichen & Cao Liu 1994, p. 38, pl. 1, fig. 6.; Monoporisporites scabratus
SERIAL NUMBER 1006
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.