NAME Pluricellaesporites tenuis
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. tenuis Sheffy & Dilcher 1971, p. 46, pl. 16, fig. 62.
LOCATION Puryear clay pit, one-half mile south of Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Phragmospore 3.9 x 26.6 µm, six irregular shaped cells, slight constriction between some cells. Pigment light, psilate, pore in terminal tapered cell. Five translucent septa, wall 0.5 µm thick.
COMMENTS* The specific name describes the long slender shape of the spore.
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 drawing of the type does not show a distal pore to be present; the photograph also does not suggest one.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Pluricellaesporites tenuis
SERIAL NUMBER 1420
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.