NAME Reduviasporonites curvatus
AGE Late Miocene or Pliocene.   AGE span: 13.82...2.588 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Ambwani K. 1984. Fungal remains from Neyveli lignite, South India; The Palaeobotanist, v, 31 (1983), p. 148-153.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY R. curvatus (Ambwani) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Neyveli Lignite, South India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Fungal spores uniseriate, dark brown; about 9-10 cells unite to form a filament; filament curved in shape. Cells separated by septa; constriction present at the junction of two cells. Size of the filament around ± 100 µm. Individual spores inaperturate, circular, subcircular to ovate, measuring about ± 12 µm in size. Exine 2 µm thick and levigate.
COMMENTS* The species is different from all those similar fossil species of Multicellaesporites earlier described by Elsik (1968), Sheffy & Dilcher (1971) as well as Ramanujam & Rao (1978), in its curved nature and bigger size. The specific name refers to the curved nature of the filament.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Ambwani K. 1984. Fungal remains from Neyveli lignite, South India; The Palaeobotanist, v, 31 (1983), p. 148-153.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites curvatus Ambwani 1984, p. 149, pl. 1, fig. 3.; Reduviasporonites curvatus
SERIAL NUMBER 1518
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.