NAME Spegazzinites indicus
AGE Miocene.   AGE span: 23.03...5.332 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Staurosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Ramanujam CGK, Srisailam K. 1980. Fossil fungal spores from the Neogene beds around Cannanore in Kerala state; The Botanique, v. 9 (1978), p. 119-133.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY S. indicus Ramanujam & Srisailam 1980, p. 120, pl. 1, fig. 1.
LOCATION Cannanore beach area, Palayangadi and Cheruvattur (southern side of Karingottu River), Kerala State, India; locality: Palayangadi.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores melanin colored, inaperturate, 18-23.8 µm in diameter, cruciately or squarishly septate to form 4 subcircular or obovoid cells, studded all over with sharply pointed spines up to 2.5 µm long. Spore wall 2-layered, 1.5 µm thick.
COMMENTS* Found frequently in the samples studied. Strikingly resembling the conidia of the modern dematiaceous taxon Spegazzinia (Ellis, 1971; Subramanian, 1971; Kendrick & Carmichael, 1973). Spegazzinia is a common element of the tropical humid regions.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Ramanujam CGK, Srisailam K. 1980. Fossil fungal spores from the Neogene beds around Cannanore in Kerala state; The Botanique, v. 9 (1978), p. 119-133.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Spegazzinites indicus
SERIAL NUMBER 1573
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.