NAME Pluricellaesporites tamilensis
AGE Tertiary.   AGE span: 65.5...2.588 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Saxena RK, Khare S. 1992. Fungal remains from the Neyveli Formation of Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India; Geophytology, v. 21, p. 37-43.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY P. tamilensis Saxena & Khare 1992, p. 39, pl. 1, fig. 16.
LOCATION Borehole in Jayamkondacholapuram (JC-12), 45 km south of Neyveli, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores oval to elongated, non-aperturate end broadly rounded; size range 76-97 x 29-44 µm; multicellular, six- to nine-celled; septa 1.5-2.5 µm thick; monoporate, pore distinct, terminally placed, 3 µm in diameter; wall up to 1 µm thick, psilate.
COMMENTS* The present species differs from Pluricellaesporites hillsii Elsik 1968 by its larger size. Pluricellaesporites sp. Kar et al. 1972 differs in being narrower and longer (100 x 12 µm). All the species of Pluricellaesporites described by Sheffy & Dilcher (1971) are distinguished by smaller size.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Saxena RK, Khare S. 1992. Fungal remains from the Neyveli Formation of Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India; Geophytology, v. 21, p. 37-43.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Pluricellaesporites tamilensis
SERIAL NUMBER 1419
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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