NAME Hilidicellites ovumformis
AGE Maastrichtian.   AGE span: 70.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Didymosporae.
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 H. ovumformis (Martínez-Hernández & Tomasini-Ortiz) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Piedras Negras, Coahuila State, Mexico.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Dicellular, uniseptate, monoporate fungal spore. The cells are unequal: the one with the pore is elongated and is 10 µm long; the other has a rounded apex and is 8 µm long. The septum is 1 µm thick. The exine is 1 µm thick. Oval perimeter with bilateral symmetry. Smooth ornamentation. Dimensions: 18 µm long by 8 µm wide.
COMMENTS* It has been named Didymoporisporonites ovumformis because of its oval shape.
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 The genus name was incorrectly spelled "Dydimoporisporites Sheffy & Dilcher" in Martínez-Hernández & Tomasini-Ortiz.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Didymoporisporonites ovumformis Martínez-Hernández & Tomasini-Ortiz 1989, p. 238, fig. 3,d.; Hilidicellites ovumformis
SERIAL NUMBER 700
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.