NAME Pluricellaesporites sheffyi
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. sheffyi Martínez-Hernández & Tomasini-Ortiz 1989, p. 240, fig. 4,a.
LOCATION Piedras Negras, Coahuila State, Mexico.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Multicellular, multiseptate, monoporate fungal spore. The cells are of variable size. The septa are 2 to 6 µm thick, with a V-shaped aperture in the centre. The exine is 1 µm thick. Elongate perimeter with bilateral symmetry. Smooth ornamentation. Dimensions: 70 µm long by 6 µm wide.
COMMENTS* Named in honor of Dr. H.V. Sheffy, one of the pioneers in the systematic and taxonomic study of fossil fungus remains.
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 The septa are about 2 µm thick, but some of them have developed, as a result of lateral compression, v-shaped flaps that jot out up to 4 µm. The type specimen is incomplete; its monoporate status cannot be verified.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Pluricellaesporites sheffyi
SERIAL NUMBER 1414
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.