NAME Monoporisporites sheffyi
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. sheffyi Chandra, Saxena & Setty 1984, p. 50, pl. 2, fig. 25.
LOCATION Arabian Sea.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spherical-subspherical fungal spores; unicellular, monoporate, size range 15-17 x 13-15 µm, pore ca. 3 µm, wide; spore wall 2-layered, 1.5 µm thick, psilate.
COMMENTS* The present species is comparable with Monoporisporites novus in shape and size but can be differentiated by its 2-layered spore wall. Monoporisporites stoveri Elsik 1968 differs by having a single-layered spore wall. Monoporisporites smithii Elsik 1968 is much larger in size, while M. koenigii Elsik 1968 has a 3-layered spore wall.

Derivation of name: The present species has been named in honor of Dr. M.V. Sheffy of the Department of Botany, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
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.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Monoporisporites sheffyi
SERIAL NUMBER 1007
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.