NAME Hypoxylonites miocenicus
AGE Late Miocene.   AGE span: 11.608...5.332 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. miocenicus Elsik 1990a, p. 153, pl. 2, figs. 97a-97b.
LOCATION The Gulf Coast.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Aseptate, aporate, psilate fungal spores bearing a single linear furrow. Outline elliptical with sharply rounded ends; the shape is robustly uniform. The furrow extends to the ends, or almost to the ends, of the spore. Overall size is ca. 12-13 x 20-22 µm. The spore wall is ca. 0.8 µm; it is 0.5 µm or thinner over the surface around the furrow, and thickened to ca. 1 µm at the ends of the spore.
COMMENTS* Hypoxylonites miocenicus is smaller than Hypoxylonites felixii. Both species have similar shapes.

Derivation: Named for its occurrence in the Miocene.
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 miocenicus
SERIAL NUMBER 736
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.