NAME Spinosporonites
AGE    AGE span:  mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes, Microthyriales.
FIGURE(S)
FIGURE REFERENCE
SPECIES, AUTHORITY Spinosporonites Saxena & Khare 1992, p. 40.
LOCATION
ORIG DESCRIPTION* ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS: Spores circular to subcircular, inaperturate; multicellular, each cell giving rise to a robustly built spine.

Monotypic.
COMMENTS* Phragmothyrites Edwards 1922, emend. Kar & Saxena 1976, differs from the present genus by its radiating hyphae and absence of spines.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Saxena RK, Khare S. 1992. Fungal remains from the Neyveli Formation of Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India; Geophytology, v. 21, p. 37-43.
K&J REMARKS As for the type species.
TYPE TYPE: Spinosporonites indicus Saxena & Khare 1992, p. 40, pl. 1, fig, 18.
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Spinosporonites;
SERIAL NUMBER 1585
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.