NAME Reduviasporonites prakashii
AGE Early Eocene.   AGE span: 55.8...40.4 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Ambwani K. 1983. Palynology of the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Rajahmundry District, Andhra Pradesh; The Palaeobotanist, v. 30 (1982), p. 28-33.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY R. prakashii (Ambwani) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Kotta-Bommuru Village, Rajahmundry District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Tetracellate spore, size varies up to 80 x 20 µm, cells arranged along the longer axis (with 3 dark septa), individual spore spherical in shape, ± 20 µm in size, spore wall levigate and 1.5 µm thick. Spores dark brown.
COMMENTS* The present species seems similar to Multicellaesporites allomorphus Sheffy & Dilcher 1971 in shape and 4-celled body but differs from it in being bigger and having thicker spore wall with spherical cells. Named for U. Prakash.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Ambwani K. 1983. Palynology of the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Rajahmundry District, Andhra Pradesh; The Palaeobotanist, v. 30 (1982), p. 28-33.
K&J REMARKS
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites prakashii Ambwani 1983, p. 30, pl. 1, fig. 11.; Reduviasporonites prakashii
SERIAL NUMBER 1520
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.