NAME Hypoxylonites magnus
AGE Middle Miocene.   AGE span: 15.97...11.608 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Elsik WC. 1990. Hypoxylonites and Spirotremesporites, form genera for Eocene to Pleistocene fungal spores bearing a single furrow; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 216, p.137-169.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY H. magnus Elsik 1990a, p. 152, pl. 1, fig. 6.
LOCATION Socony-Vacuum Borehole # 2, Isla de Cubagua, Venezuela.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Aseptate, psilate fungal spores ca. 15 x 44 µm overall in side view. Outline in top view narrowly elliptical; in side view narrowly reniform. Longitudinal, straight furrow reaches to about 5-6 µm from each end of the spore along the straight to very slightly convex side. Spore wall 0.25-0.5 µm, thickening to 1 µm towards the ends and to 1.0-2.0 µm over the ends.
COMMENTS* Hypoxylonites chaiffetzii also has a furrow along the straight side of the spore but the spores are smaller. Hypoxylonites magnus is more robust than H. sulekii in side view.

Derivation: Named for its large size.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Elsik WC. 1990. Hypoxylonites and Spirotremesporites, form genera for Eocene to Pleistocene fungal spores bearing a single furrow; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 216, p.137-169.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Hypoxylonites magnus
SERIAL NUMBER 733
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.