NAME Plochmopeltinites
AGE    AGE span:  mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes, Microthyriales.
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FIGURE REFERENCE
SPECIES, AUTHORITY Plochmopeltinites Cookson 1947a.
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ORIG DESCRIPTION* ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS: Fossil ascomata of dimidiate form with ascomal membranes of sinuous plectenchyma. Ascospore characters unknown.
COMMENTS* The family Micropeltaceae is distinguished from the Microthyriaceae and Trichopeltaceae by the non-radiate construction of the flattened ascomata. The structure of the ascomal membrane or "scutellum" varies within the family and provides the basis for its subdivision into three subfamilies (Stevans & Manter, 1925). Only one of these, namely, the Plochmopeltineae Theiss., is represented in the present collection. This subfamily contains a small number of living species, all of which are characterized by the sinuous plectenchymic structure of the "scutellum".
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Cookson IC. 1947. Fossil fungi from Tertiary deposits in the southern hemisphere. Part I; Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, v. 72, p. 207-214.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE TYPE: Plochmopeltinites masonii Cookson 1947a, p. 212, pl. 13, fig. 14 [lectotype, selected by Jansonius & Hills (1976), card no. 2046].
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Plochmopeltinites;
SERIAL NUMBER 1353
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.