NAME Didymoporisporonites discitypicus
AGE Eocene-Oligocene.   AGE span: 55.8...23.03 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Didymosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Ke, Shi. 1978. (pseudonym of Sung, Z.C., Tsao, L., Chou, H.I., Kwang, H.L. & Wang, K.T.) Early Tertiary spores and pollen grains from the coastal region of the Bohai (in Chinese); Academy of Petroleum Exploration, Development and Planning Research of the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemical Industries and the Nanjing Institute of Geology, and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kexue Chubanshe, Peking, 177 p.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY D. discitypicus (Ke & Shi) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Panshan, Liaoning Province, Coastal region of Bohai, China.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores 22 x 17 µm. Outline drum-shaped. Inaperturate. Three-celled, smaller cells at each end oblate. Septa dark-colored, ring-shaped. Spore wall of medium thickness, might be two-layered, surface psilate.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Ke, Shi. 1978. (pseudonym of Sung, Z.C., Tsao, L., Chou, H.I., Kwang, H.L. & Wang, K.T.) Early Tertiary spores and pollen grains from the coastal region of the Bohai (in Chinese); Academy of Petroleum Exploration, Development and Planning Research of the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemical Industries and the Nanjing Institute of Geology, and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kexue Chubanshe, Peking, 177 p.
K&J REMARKS The photograph of the type specimen shows a tear in the equatorial region of the spore, that apparently was interpreted as a septum; hence the spore was called "three-celled". Kalgutkar and Jansonius's (2000) interpretation of the type is that it is two-celled, one cell much smaller and thinner-walled than the other. The small cell has subtle features suggesting the presence of a terminal pore.

The spore was listed as "M. desmiaetypicus" in the Index of Ke & Shi.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites discitypicus Ke & Shi 1978, p. 35, pl. 3, fig. 2.; Didymoporisporonites discitypicus
SERIAL NUMBER 315
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.