NAME Diploneurospora tewarii
AGE Miocene.   AGE span: 23.03...5.332 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes, Sphaeriales.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Jain KP, Gupta RC. 1970. Some fungal remains from the Tertiaries of Kerala Coast; The Palaeobotanist, v. 18 (1969), p. 177-182.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY D. tewarii Jain & Gupta 1970, p. 180, pl. 1, fig. 21.
LOCATION Padappakkara, Quilon, Western Ghats, South India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Ascospores two-celled, uniseriate, cells unequal in size, length ratio nearly 3:1, both ends acute, two cells attached at broader bases along one side. Larger cell dark brown in color, elliptical, 50 x 16 µm, exine 0.7 µm thick, sculptured ribs prominent on one side, extending up to margins on the other side, leaving central portion free, ribs longitudinal, discontinuous, 8-10 in number, branched. Smaller cell hyaline, tail-like, 10 x 15 µm; exine thin, ribs very faint, 4-5 µm in number.
COMMENTS* The specific name has been given for Dr. J.P. Tewari, who helped us in identifying the fossil specimen.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Jain KP, Gupta RC. 1970. Some fungal remains from the Tertiaries of Kerala Coast; The Palaeobotanist, v. 18 (1969), p. 177-182.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Diploneurospora tewarii
SERIAL NUMBER 349
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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