NAME Gigasporites
AGE    AGE span:  mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Zygomycetes, Endogonales.
FIGURE(S)
FIGURE REFERENCE
SPECIES, AUTHORITY Gigasporites Phipps & Taylor 1996, p. 709.
LOCATION
ORIG DESCRIPTION* ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS: [combined description] Hyphae occupying inter- and intracellular cortical regions, hyphae (3.8-) 6.9 (-12) µm in diameter, often forming loops and coils within cells, septa frequently present; branching dichotomous, occasionally trichotomous; arbuscules with thick trunks (3.7-) 6.3 (-7.7) µm in diameter, abrupt narrowing of branches, branching secondary, ultimate branches less than 1 µm in diameter.
COMMENTS* The name Gigasporites is used to designate its similarity to the family Gigasporaceae; the ending -ites, to note its fossil status. The epithet myriamyces refers to the unknown number of biological species comprising this designation.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Phipps CJ, Taylor TN. 1996. Mixed arbuscular mycorrhizeae from the Triassic of Antarctica; Mycologia, v. 88, p. 707-714.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE TYPE: Gigasporites myriamyces Phipps & Taylor 1996, p. 709, fig. 7.
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Gigasporites;
SERIAL NUMBER 638
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.