NAME Didymosporonites saccatus
AGE Oligocene-Early Miocene.   AGE span: 33.9...13.82 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Didymosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Salard-Cheboldaeff M, Locquin MV. 1980. Champignons présents au Tertiaire le long du littoral de l' Afrique équatoriale: 105e Congrès National des Sociétée savantes, Caen, 1980, Sciences, fascicule 1, p. 183-195.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY Didymosporonites saccatus Salard-Cheboldaeff & Locquin 1980, p. 188, pl. 2, fig. 16.
LOCATION Coast of Equatorial Africa, Gulf of Guinea, Cameroon.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spore 2-celled, septum thick; biconical, strongly constricted at the partition, surrounded by a loose smooth sac-like perine; 25 x 17 µm including the membrane, monohilate [monoporate].
COMMENTS* Affinity: Adelomycetes [Deuteromycotina].
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Salard-Cheboldaeff M, Locquin MV. 1980. Champignons présents au Tertiaire le long du littoral de l' Afrique équatoriale: 105e Congrès National des Sociétée savantes, Caen, 1980, Sciences, fascicule 1, p. 183-195.
K&J REMARKS This species was described as "Didymosporonites" saccatus. This may be an unintentional orthographical error for Didymoporisporonites (because Salard-Cheboldaeff & Locquin separately listed all new genera proposed in their paper, and "Didymosporonites" was not included in this list). However, Kalgutkar and Jansonius (2000) accept the generic name in its original orthography as validly published with a combined description, because the unusual two-layered wall construction warrants the species to be recognized in a separate genus.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Didymosporonites saccatus;
SERIAL NUMBER 338
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.