NAME Pluricellaesporites annulatus
AGE Late Quaternary.   AGE span: 0.781...0 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Chandra A, Saxena RK, Setty MGAP. 1984. Palynological investigation of the sediment cores from the Arabian Sea: I. Fungal spores; Biovigyanam, v. 10, p. 41-58.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY P. annulatus Chandra, Saxena & Setty 1984, p. 52, pl. 2, fig. 33.
LOCATION Arabian Sea.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Elongated fungal spores; size 49 x 20 µm, hexacellate, cells elongated, rectangular, 5 septa, monoporate, pore surrounded by thick annulus, spore wall less than 0.5 µm thick, psilate.
COMMENTS* The present species can be differentiated from Pluricellaesporites typicus, P. minutigranulatus, P. filiformis, P. krauselii and P. erdtmanii proposed by van der Hammen (1954) by having 6 cells and a thick annulus. Pluricellaesporites melanii Elsik 1968 differs by having a bladder-like basal cell. Pluricellaesporites simplicissimus, P. subcapsularis, P. longicollus and P. minusculus described by Sheffy & Dilcher (1971) are tricellate. Pluricellaesporites suboblongatus Sheffy & Dilcher 1971 is tetracellate while P. ovatus and P. serratus proposed by Sheffy & Dilcher (1971) are pentacellate. Pluricellaesporites tenuis Sheffy & Dilcher 1971 resembles the present species in being hexacellate but the latter is conspicuous by its thick annulus and wider cells. Possible affinity: Curvularia sp.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Chandra A, Saxena RK, Setty MGAP. 1984. Palynological investigation of the sediment cores from the Arabian Sea: I. Fungal spores; Biovigyanam, v. 10, p. 41-58.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Pluricellaesporites annulatus
SERIAL NUMBER 1359
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