NAME Pluricellaesporites tricellatus
AGE Late Quaternary.   AGE span: 0.781...0 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Chandra A, Saxena RK, Setty MGAP. 1984. Palynological investigation of the sediment cores from the Arabian Sea: I. Fungal spores; Biovigyanam, v. 10, p. 41-58.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY P. tricellatus (Chandra et al.) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Arabian Sea.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Elongated rod-shaped fungal spore; size 21 x 6 µm, tricellate, two cells slightly larger than the third one, inaperturate, biseptate, septa thicker than spore wall; spore wall less than 1 µm thick, psilate.
COMMENTS* The present species is comparable to Multicellaesporites simplicissimus and M. capsularis both described by Sheffy & Dilcher (1971) in being tricellate and having psilate spore wall. However, the latter ones can be differentiated by their much thicker septa. Multicellaesporites karii is also tricellate but differs by its spindle-shaped structure.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Chandra A, Saxena RK, Setty MGAP. 1984. Palynological investigation of the sediment cores from the Arabian Sea: I. Fungal spores; Biovigyanam, v. 10, p. 41-58.
K&J REMARKS The flat spot at one end of the type specimen indicates the presence of a hilum; accordingly, Kalgutkar and Jansonius (2000) transfer the species to Pluricellaesporites.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites tricellatus Chandra, Saxena & Setty 1984, p. 47, pl. 2, fig. 15.; Pluricellaesporites tricellatus
SERIAL NUMBER 1421
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.