NAME Quilonia multicellata
AGE Tertiary.   AGE span: 65.5...2.588 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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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 Q. multicellata (Saxena & Khare) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Borehole in Jayamkondacholapuram (JC-12), 45 km south of Neyveli, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores elliptical to elongated, tapering towards the ends; size range 79-144 x 21-32 µm; octacellate to dodecellate, middle cells rectangular whereas terminal cells elongated; septa distinct, 2-4 µm thick; diporate, pores terminal, distinct, 4.5-5.5 µm in diameter; wall 1.5 µm thick, psilate to faintly punctate.
COMMENTS* The present species has close similarity with Diporicellaesporites pluricellus Kar & Saxena 1976 in size and number of cells but differs in having narrow, elongated terminal cells. Diporicellaesporites stacyi Elsik 1968 and D. acuminatus, D. puryearensis and D. tetralocularis (all Sheffy & Dilcher, 1971) are distinguished by their 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.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Diporicellaesporites multicellatus Saxena & Khare 1992, p. 39, pl. 1, fig. 3.; Quilonia multicellata
SERIAL NUMBER 1497
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.