NAME Traquairia williamsonii
AGE Middle Pennsylvanian.   AGE span: 311.7...307.2 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes, Eurotiales.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Stubblefield SP, Taylor TN. 1983. Studies of Paleozoic fungi. I. The structure and organization of Traquairia (Ascomycota); American Journal of Botany, v. 70, p. 387-399.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY T. williamsonii Stubblefield & Taylor 1983, p. 395, figs. 22, 23.
LOCATION Lewis Creek, Kentucky, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Central cavity up to 235 µm in diameter. Evenly distributed spines up to 120 µm long, unbranched; secondary processes small and inconspicuous, continuous with fine, repeatedly branched hyphal filaments. Peripheral hyphal network extensively developed and amorphous. Cavity containing scattered spheres 33-35 µm in diameter. Spheres empty.
COMMENTS* The specific epithet is proposed in honour of W.C. Williamson who provided the first detailed description of Traquairia.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Stubblefield SP, Taylor TN. 1983. Studies of Paleozoic fungi. I. The structure and organization of Traquairia (Ascomycota); American Journal of Botany, v. 70, p. 387-399.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE T. williamsonii Stubblefield & Taylor 1983, p. 395, figs. 22, 23. Holotype: Specimen in C.B. 8690 B top, Paleobotanical Collection, Department of Botany, The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio.
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Traquairia williamsonii
SERIAL NUMBER 1713
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.