NAME Dicellaesporites scaber
AGE Maastrichtian.   AGE span: 70.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Didymosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Martínez-Hernández E, Tomasini-Ortiz AC. 1989. Spores, hyphae and other fungal remains from the Fuentes-Rio Escondino Carboniferous basin (Campanian-Maastrichtian), Coahuila State, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Revista, v. 8, p. 235-242.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY D. scaber Martínez-Hernández & Tomasini-Ortiz 1989, p. 236, fig. 3, b.
LOCATION Piedras Negras, Coahuila State, Mexico.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Dicellular, uniseptate, inaperturate fungal spore. Each of its cells is 10.5 µm long. The septum is 1 µm thick. Oval perimeter with bilateral symmetry. Rough ornamentation. Dimensions: 22 µm long by 10 µm wide.
COMMENTS* It has been named D. scaber for its rough ornamentation.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Martínez-Hernández E, Tomasini-Ortiz AC. 1989. Spores, hyphae and other fungal remains from the Fuentes-Rio Escondino Carboniferous basin (Campanian-Maastrichtian), Coahuila State, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Revista, v. 8, p. 235-242.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Dicellaesporites scaber
SERIAL NUMBER 282
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.