NAME Paragranatisporites
AGE    AGE span:  mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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SPECIES, AUTHORITY Paragranatisporites Zhang Zhongying 1980, p. 298.
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ORIG DESCRIPTION* ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS: Fungal spores consisting of three or more cells, with a single germinal aperture, and noticeably asymmetrical around their long axis. One or two cells at the inaperturate end of the spore are commonly quite large, giving the spore a swollen appearance in that area. The germinal aperture at the narrow end of the spore, offset from its long axis. Spore wall psilate to scabrate. Two or more transverse septa are observed.

Monotypic.
COMMENTS* This new genus is distinguished from Granatisporites Elsik & Jansonius 1974 primarily by the fact that the spores described here are conspicuously asymmetrical about their long axis, whereas those of the latter genus are symmetrical or nearly symmetrical around the long axis.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Zhang Z. 1980. Lower Tertiary fungal spores from Lunpole Basin of Xizang, China (English summary); Acta Palaeontologica Sinica, v. 19, p. 296-301.
K&J REMARKS Granatisporites Elsik & Jansonius 1974 is a junior synonym of Brachysporisporites Lange & Smith 1971. In Palaeocirrenalia Ramanujam & Srisailam 1980 the long axis of the spore is more curved to helicoidal; also, it has a more than hemispherical, darkly pigmented distal cell.
TYPE TYPE: Paragranatisporites lunpolaensis Zhang Zhongying 1980, p. 298, pl. 1, fig. 12.
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Paragranatisporites;
SERIAL NUMBER 1255
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 *For source, see Publication Reference.