NAME Mossopisporites
AGE    AGE span:  mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Staurosporae.
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SPECIES, AUTHORITY Mossopisporites gen. nov.
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ORIG DESCRIPTION* DIAGNOSIS: Multicellate medium-sized triporate fungal spores with a (concave) triangular outline. The pores occur at the distal ends of three radial extensions of the outline, where a series of squat transverse cells are stacked to form short, broad arms. The interior of the spore is filled with similar cells, that are interlocking to form a kind of mosaic. One of the arms may be more strongly developed than the other two.

Monotypic.
COMMENTS* DERIVATION OF NAME: Named for Dr. G.D. Mossop, Director of the Calgary Office of the Geological Survey of Canada, whose greatly appreciated support made it possible to complete this publication.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Kalgutkar RM, Jansonius J. 2000. Synopsis Of Fossil Fungal Spores, Mycelia And Fructifications; American Association Stratigraphic Palynologists Foundation, Contributions Series Number 39, Dallas Texas, 423 p.
K&J REMARKS The overall shape of Trihyphites gen. nov. is triradiate, rather than triangular; this genus also has a single (large) central cell. Tribolites is inaperturate, and has a very large central cell.
TYPE TYPE: Mossopisporites multicellulus (Ke & Shi) comb. nov. Triporicellaesporites multicellulus Ke & Shi 1978, p. 50, pl. 5, fig. 16.
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Mossopisporites;
SERIAL NUMBER 1016
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