NAME Pluricellaesporites sacciformis
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. sacciformis (Sheffy & Dilcher) Parsons & Norris 1999, p. 141.
LOCATION Puryear clay pit, one-half mile south of Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Oblong [sic; authors probably meant "elongate"], tetracellate 10.6 x 30.9 µm, round at apex, tapering toward basal cell. Psilate, pore between basal cell and basal attachment, three opaque septa decreasing in width toward the base, wall 1 µm thick.
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 The presence of a basal attachment makes it a species of Pluricellaesporites.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites sacciformis Sheffy & Dilcher 1971, p. 45, pl. 16, fig. 54.; Pluricellaesporites sacciformis
SERIAL NUMBER 1410
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.