NAME Pluricellaesporites scabiosus
AGE Late Cretaceous.   AGE span: 99.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Clarke RT. 1965. Fungal spores from Vermejo Formation coal beds (Upper Cretaceous) of central Colorado; Mountain Geologist, v. 2, p. 85-93.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY P. scabiosus Clarke 1965, p. 91, pl. 1, fig. 4.
LOCATION Canon City coal field, Fremont County, Colorado, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Fungal spores uniseriate, individuals consist of six to twelve cells flattened at common boundaries, convex at sides, cell height 7-10 µm, diameter 8-15 µm, shorter at apices; cell wall 1-1.5 µm thick; wall covered with short echinate (base wider than height) projections, 0.5 µm high, producing a rough irregular appearance; septa bidentate, overall dimensions 12-16 x 53-72 µm.
COMMENTS* The specific name is Latin for rough and is given in reference to the appearance of the cell wall. Pluricellaesporites scabiosus differs from P. psilatus by its rougher cell wall ornamentation. Septal dentations present in a few specimens are not well developed.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Clarke RT. 1965. Fungal spores from Vermejo Formation coal beds (Upper Cretaceous) of central Colorado; Mountain Geologist, v. 2, p. 85-93.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Pluricellaesporites scabiosus
SERIAL NUMBER 1411
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.