NAME Spinosporonites indicus
AGE Tertiary.   AGE span: 65.5...2.588 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes, Microthyriales.
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 S. indicus Saxena & Khare 1992, p. 40, pl. 1, fig. 18.
LOCATION Borehole in Jayamkondacholapuram (JC12), 45 km south of Neyveli, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores subcircular, size 4246 x 38-40 µm (excluding spines); inaperturate; multicellular, each cell giving rise to a robustly built spine; spines 79 µm long, up to 3 µm wide at the base and pointed at the tip.
COMMENTS* As for the genus.
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 The illustrations (pl. 1, figs. 18-19) are not clear and do not show the details of the cellular structure of the specimens as described by the authors. The authors refer to them as "spores," yet compare them with (ascostromata of) Phragmothyrites. Kalgutkar and Jansonius (2000) think that they more readily resemble the setose pycnidia found in some Coelomycetes.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Spinosporonites indicus
SERIAL NUMBER 1586
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.