NAME Diporicellaesporites giganteus
AGE Eocene-Oligocene.   AGE span: 55.8...23.03 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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. giganteus Ke & Shi 1978, p. 49, pl. 5, fig. 12.
LOCATION Huanghua, Hebei Province, Coastal region of Bohai, China.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores 82.5 x 43 µm. Outline prolate elliptical, ends rather flat. Four-celled. Diporate, one pore situated at each end of spore. Pores relatively large, 11.6 µm in diameter, marginate, width of margins 5.8 µm. Spore wall about 2 µm thick, outer layer thicker than the inner one. Three-septate, septa 5.8 µm wide, opaque. Surface scabrate.
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
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Diporicellaesporites giganteus
SERIAL NUMBER 373
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.