NAME Caenomyces sapotae
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. sapotae Berry 1916b, p. 162, pl. 99, figs. 2-3.
LOCATION Holly Springs sand; Oxford Gully, Lafayette County; U.S.A.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* The leaves of Sideroxylon premastichodendron Berry from Oxford are badly infested with a leaf blight that causes the formation of irregularly oval spots ranging in size from 1 to 5 mm in diameter. Margins irregular and commonly confluent. Perithecial masses thick, aggregated in the basal half of the leaf, especially along the midrib.
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 sapotae
SERIAL NUMBER 147
PUBLIC COMMENTS host: On plant, Sideroxylon premastichodendron
habitat: On plant, leaves
 *For source, see Publication Reference.