NAME Caenomyces myrtae
AGE Early Eocene.   AGE span: 55.8...40.4 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes?, Pyrenomycetes?
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FIGURE REFERENCE
SPECIES, AUTHORITY C. myrtae Berry 1916b, p. 163, pl. 90, fig. 7.
LOCATION Holly Springs sand; Oxford Gully, Lafayette County; U.S.A.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Perithecial masses which form irregularly oval spots that have a depressed, somewhat granulose central area and a narrow raised margin. Variable in outline and 1-2 mm in diameter. Situated on the leaves of Myrcia bentonensis Berry, as a rule away from the midrib or larger veins.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Berry EW. 1916. The lower Eocene floras of southeastern North America; United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper 91, 481 p.
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TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Caenomyces myrtae
SERIAL NUMBER 145
PUBLIC COMMENTS Host: on plant, Myrcia bentonensis
Habitat, on plant, leaves of Myrcia bentonensis
 *For source, see Publication Reference.