NAME Pluricellaesporites capsularis
AGE Middle Eocene.   AGE span: 48.6...37.2 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Sheffy MV, Dilcher DL. 1971. Morphology and taxonomy of fungal spores; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 133 p. 34-51.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY P. capsularis (Sheffy & Dilcher) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Puryear clay pit, one-half mile south of Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Capsular fungal spore 14.0 x 27.1 µm, tricellate, inaperturate. Psilate, opaque septa 2.8-3.4 µm thick, non-parallel, wall 1 µm thick, flat portion to one side of longitudinal center at one end of spore.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Sheffy MV, Dilcher DL. 1971. Morphology and taxonomy of fungal spores; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 133 p. 34-51.
K&J REMARKS Flat end here interpreted as a hilum.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites capsularis Sheffy & Dilcher 1971, p. 44, pl. 16, fig. 47.; Pluricellaesporites capsularis
SERIAL NUMBER 1363
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.