NAME Plochmopeltinites keralensis
AGE Neogene (undiff.).   AGE span: 23.03...2.588 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes, Microthyriales.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Patil BS, Ramanujam CGK. 1988. Fungal flora of the carbonaceous days from Tonakkal area, Kerala; Geological Survey of lndia, Special Publication, no. 11, vol. II, (Palaeontology Stratigraphy Symposium, Hyderabad, 1980), p. 261-270.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY P. keralensis Patil & Ramanujam 1988, p. 265, pl. 2, fig. 9.
LOCATION Tonakkal area, Kerala, India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Ascomata discoid, dark brown, rounded, 145-156 µm in diameter. Ostiolate, ostiole entric, small (3 µm), of irregular shape, without distinct border. Covering membrane of ascomata plectenchymatous, made up of slender (1.4-2 µm thick), sinuous, more or less radiating, irregularly branched hyphae; cells in hyphae narrow, elongated, of variable size. Margin of ascoma irregular because of many free hyphae projecting from it. Free hyphae arising from marginal cells numerous, wavy, simple or branched, hyaline or brownish.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Patil BS, Ramanujam CGK. 1988. Fungal flora of the carbonaceous days from Tonakkal area, Kerala; Geological Survey of lndia, Special Publication, no. 11, vol. II, (Palaeontology Stratigraphy Symposium, Hyderabad, 1980), p. 261-270.
K&J REMARKS The illustrations on plate 2 of Patil & Ramanujam are so lightly inked that even the figure numbers are difficult to make out. Consequently, Kalgutkar and Jansonius (2000) point out that their drawing of the type is only their best approximation. The size of the ostiole appears to be its main distinction from P. cooksoniae.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Plochmopeltinites keralensis
SERIAL NUMBER 1355
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.