NAME Pluricellaesporites longicollus
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. longicollus Sheffy & Dilcher 1971, p. 46, pl. 16, fig. 60.
LOCATION Puryear clay pit, one-half mile south of Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Tricellate, psilate fungal spore 6.0 x 24.2 µm. Wall 1 µm thick, light pigment, two disk-shaped septa present. One end is highly tapered into a neck with a single pore.
COMMENTS* The specific name of the spore refers to the presence of a long terminal neck.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Sheffy MV, Dilcher DL. 1971. Morphology and taxonomy of fungal spores; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 133 p. 34-51.
K&J REMARKS The specimen seems to be a tricellate, bihilate (biporate?) spore, with a fragment of a hypha (with two very small cells) attached at one (proximal?) end (described as the "terminal neck"). The spore is assignable to Diporicellaesporites.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Pluricellaesporites longicollus
SERIAL NUMBER 1392
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.