NAME Pluricellaesporites mexicanus
AGE Maastrichtian.   AGE span: 70.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Martínez-Hernández E, Tomasini-Ortiz AC. 1989. Spores, hyphae and other fungal remains from the Fuentes-Rio Escondino Carboniferous basin (Campanian-Maastrichtian), Coahuila State, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Revista, v. 8, p. 235-242.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY P. mexicanus Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Piedras Negras, Coahuila State, Mexico.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Multicellular, multiseptate, monoporate fungal spore. Has six cells, and the one with the pore is very small. Has five septa 3 µm thick, each with a 1 µm aperture. The exine is 1 µm thick. Elliptical perimeter with bilateral symmetry. Smooth ornamentation. Dimensions: 57 µm long by 16 µm wide.
COMMENTS* Named ellipticus for its elliptical shape.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Martínez-Hernández E, Tomasini-Ortiz AC. 1989. Spores, hyphae and other fungal remains from the Fuentes-Rio Escondino Carboniferous basin (Campanian-Maastrichtian), Coahuila State, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Revista, v. 8, p. 235-242.
K&J REMARKS As the binomial of this species was a junior homonym, and hence illegitimate, Kalgutkar and Jansonius (2000) propose the new name P. mexicanus.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Pluricellaesporites ellipticus Martínez-Hernández & Tomasini-Ortiz 1989, p. 239, fig. 3,o.
Non: Pluricellaesporites ellipticus Mathur & Mathur 1969.; Pluricellaesporites mexicanus
SERIAL NUMBER 1398
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.