NAME Multicellites confusus
AGE Late Quaternary.   AGE span: 0.781...0 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Chandra A, Saxena RK, Setty MGAP. 1984. Palynological investigation of the sediment cores from the Arabian Sea: I. Fungal spores; Biovigyanam, v. 10, p. 41-58.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY M. confusus (Chandra et al.) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Arabian Sea.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Ribbon-shaped fungal spore, size 88 x 15 µm, multicellate, number of cells nine, all cells more or less equal in shape and size, individual cells squarish-elongate; inaperturate, 8 septa present, septa up to 2 µm thick, sometimes incomplete or broken; spore wall less than 1 µm thick, psilate.
COMMENTS* The present species differs from Multicellaesporites nortonii Elsik 1968 and M. simplicissimus, M. fusiformis, M. ovatus, M. pandus, M. capsularis, M. ellipticus, M. grandiusculus, M. allomorphus and M. sacciformis etc., described by Sheffy & Dilcher (1971), by having greater number (9) of cells.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Chandra A, Saxena RK, Setty MGAP. 1984. Palynological investigation of the sediment cores from the Arabian Sea: I. Fungal spores; Biovigyanam, v. 10, p. 41-58.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites confusus Chandra, Saxena & Setty 1984, p. 47, pl. 2, fig. 14.; Multicellites confusus
SERIAL NUMBER 1104
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.