NAME Inapertisporites reticulatus
AGE Middle Eocene.   AGE span: 48.6...37.2 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Sheffy MV, Dilcher DL. 1971. Morphology and taxonomy of fungal spores; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 133 p. 34-51.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY I. reticulatus (Sheffy & Dilcher) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Puryear clay pit, one-half mile south of Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Oblong spore 12.6 x 48.4 µm, slightly tapered at one end, dark pigment, reticulate, inaperturate.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Sheffy MV, Dilcher DL. 1971. Morphology and taxonomy of fungal spores; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 133 p. 34-51.
K&J REMARKS The specimen is poorly illustrated or, rather, may be a poorly preserved bit of woody or resinous material. Its characteristics as a fungal spore are indistinct and poorly defined, and therefore here questioned. A reticulate ornament is difficult to recognize.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Inapertisporites reticulatus Sheffy & Dilcher 1971, p. 38, pl. 15, fig. 5.; Inapertisporites reticulatus
SERIAL NUMBER 810
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.