NAME Diporicellaesporites fusiformis
AGE Miocene.   AGE span: 23.03...5.332 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Ramanujam CGK, Srisailam K. 1980. Fossil fungal spores from the Neogene beds around Cannanore in Kerala state; The Botanique, v. 9 (1978), p. 119-133.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY D. fusiformis Ramanujam & Srisailam 1980, p. 128, pl. 2, fig. 22.
LOCATION Cannanore beach area, Palayangadi and Cheruvattur (southern side of Karingottu River), Kerala State, India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores dark brown, 5-celled, fusiform, 49.5-55.6 x 15.6-18.5 µm, central cells 10.2 x 17 µm, terminal cells smaller, conicotruncate, 8.5 x 6.8 µm, diporate, one pore at each end, transverse septa fairly thick and dark, wall 1.7 µm thick, psilate.
COMMENTS* Diporicellaesporites pluricellus from the Eocene of Kutch (Kar & Saxena, 1976) is elongate-elliptical and has 7-11 cells.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Ramanujam CGK, Srisailam K. 1980. Fossil fungal spores from the Neogene beds around Cannanore in Kerala state; The Botanique, v. 9 (1978), p. 119-133.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Diporicellaesporites fusiformis
SERIAL NUMBER 370
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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