NAME Dyadosporites novus
AGE Early-Middle Miocene.   AGE span: 23.03...11.608 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Didymosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Kumar P. 1990. Fungal remains from the Miocene Quilon beds of Kerala State, South India; Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, v. 63, p. 13-28.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY D. novus Kumar 1990, p. 21, pl. 1, fig. 16.
LOCATION Padappakkara, Quilon District, Kerala State, South India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Fungal spores dicellate and diporate. Size 28-32 x 13-16 µm. Cells fusiform and gradually taper towards ends. Apical pore 0.5 µm and simple. Septum 2-3 µm thick, wedge-shaped or denticulate with a central pore, dark and opaque. Spore wall 1.6 µm thick, smooth, slightly constricted at septal region and showing a brief collar at one end (probably basal end) of the spore.
COMMENTS* Dyadosporites ellipsus Clarke 1965 differs in having longer cells (38-55 µm) and bigger pores (4-5 µm).
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Kumar P. 1990. Fungal remains from the Miocene Quilon beds of Kerala State, South India; Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, v. 63, p. 13-28.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Dyadosporites novus
SERIAL NUMBER 483
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.