NAME Diporicellaesporites elsikii
AGE Maastrichtian.   AGE span: 70.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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. elsikii Martínez-Hernández & Tomasini-Ortiz 1989, p. 238, fig. 3,e.
LOCATION Piedras Negras, Coahuila State, Mexico.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Tetracellular, triseptate, diporate fungal spore. The end cells are rounded, and each has a pore; the middle cells are rectangular. One of the end cells is 5 µm and the other 6 µm long. One of the middle cells is 4 µm and the other 5 µm long. The septa are 1 µm thick and have a V-shaped aperture in their middle part. The pores are 1 µm in diameter. The exine is approximately 0.5 µm thick. Oval perimeter with bilateral symmetry. Smooth ornamentation. Dimensions: 21 µm long by 10 µm wide.
COMMENTS* This species is named D. elsikii in honor of Dr. W.C. Elsik, one of the pioneers in the study of fossil fungus remains.
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
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Diporicellaesporites elsikii
SERIAL NUMBER 367
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.