NAME Appendicisporonites typicus
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 A. typicus Saxena & Khare 1992, p. 40, pl. 1, fig. 1.
LOCATION Borehole in Jayamkondacholapuram (JC-12), 45 km south of Neyveli, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores subcircular, size 44-47 x 36-39 µm (excluding appendages); inaperturate; multicellular, each cell possessing a long process; processes aseptate, 43-45 µm long and 5-6 µm wide with pointed tip, psilate.
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 In the illustration (pl. 1, fig. 1) the multicellular structure of the specimen is not seen. Authors refer to the specimen as "spore" and compare it with the ascostroma of Phragmothyrites. However, the illustrated specimen appears to be related to the setose pycnidia found in some Coelomycetes.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Appendicisporonites typicus
SERIAL NUMBER 42
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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