NAME Multicellites quattorodecimcellus
AGE Maastrichtian.   AGE span: 70.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Martínez-Hernández E, Tomasini-Ortiz AC. 1989. Spores, hyphae and other fungal remains from the Fuentes-Rio Escondino Carboniferous basin (Campanian-Maastrichtian), Coahuila State, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Revista, v. 8, p. 235-242.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY M. quattorodecimcellus (Martínez-Hernández & Tomasini-Ortiz) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Piedras Negras, Coahuila State, Mexico.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Multicellular, multiseptate fungal spore. It has 14 cells, 5 to 10 µm wide by 10 to 18 µm long and 13 septa, 1 µm thick. Elongate perimeter with bilateral symmetry. Smooth ornamentation. Dimensions: 115 µm long by 18 µm wide.
COMMENTS* It has been named Multicellaesporites quattorodecimcellus because it has 14 cells.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Martínez-Hernández E, Tomasini-Ortiz AC. 1989. Spores, hyphae and other fungal remains from the Fuentes-Rio Escondino Carboniferous basin (Campanian-Maastrichtian), Coahuila State, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Revista, v. 8, p. 235-242.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites quattorodecimcellus Martínez-Hernández & Tomasini-Ortiz 1989, p. 239, fig. 3ñ.; Multicellites quattorodecimcellus
SERIAL NUMBER 1129
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.