NAME Milesites irregularis
AGE Miocene.   AGE span: 23.03...5.332 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Basidiomycetes, Uredinales.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Ramanujam CGK, Ramachar P. 1980. Recognizable spores of rust fungi (Uredinales) from Neyveli lignite, Tamil Nadu; Records of the Geological Survey of India, v. 113(5), p. 80-85.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY M. irregularis Ramanujam & Ramachan 1980, p. 81, pl. 1, fig. 2.
LOCATION Neyveli lignite, Tamil Nadu, India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Urediniospores lanceolate, or irregularly shaped, 30-45 x 12-20 µm; wall up to 1.5 µm thick, smooth or finely flecked, almost hyaline; germ pores few, indistinct. Holotype 45 x 13 µm.
COMMENTS* Similar to the urediniospores of Milesia, which parasitizes members of the fern family Polypodiaceae. Polypodiaceous spores are common in the Neyveli lignite.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Ramanujam CGK, Ramachar P. 1980. Recognizable spores of rust fungi (Uredinales) from Neyveli lignite, Tamil Nadu; Records of the Geological Survey of India, v. 113(5), p. 80-85.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Milesites irregularis
SERIAL NUMBER 945
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.