NAME Parmathyrites indicus
AGE Miocene.   AGE span: 23.03...5.332 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes, Microthyriales.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Jain KP, Gupta RC. 1970. Some fungal remains from the Tertiaries of Kerala Coast; The Palaeobotanist, v. 18 (1969), p. 177-182.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY P. indicus Jain & Gupta 1970, p. 178, pl. 1, fig. 1.
LOCATION Padappakkara, Quilon, Western Ghats, South India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Ascomata flattened, circular, 180-190 µm in diameter, solitary, one-layer thick, radiating hyphae connected throughout whole length, central portion not well preserved, ascomata non-ostiolate. Central cells squarish, marginal ones rectangular. Cell walls thin, each peripheral cell developed into a long spine-like process. Spines about 70 in number around the periphery, unequal in size, 20-50 µm long, pointed at the apex, broader at base, walls thick, fused radially at the base, free on the upper side. Ascospore unknown.
COMMENTS* From the perusal of the vast palynological literature it seems that there are no comparable forms except the one reported by Tilgner (1954, p. 41, fig. 1) from the Tertiary Brown Coals of Germany. The specimen can easily be differentiated from the Brown Coal microthyriaceous fruiting body in having larger, closely arranged pointed spines and in its bigger body size.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Jain KP, Gupta RC. 1970. Some fungal remains from the Tertiaries of Kerala Coast; The Palaeobotanist, v. 18 (1969), p. 177-182.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Parmathyrites indicus
SERIAL NUMBER 1270
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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