NAME Vizella discontinua
AGE Early Miocene.   AGE span: 23.03...15.97 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes, Microthyriales.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Selkirk DR. 1972. Fossil Manginula-like fungi and their classification; Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, v. 97, p. 141-149.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY V. discontinua Selkirk 1972, p. 142, pl. 3, fig. 7.
LOCATION Homeward Bound Claim, New Chum Hill, Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Colonies up to 5 mm diameter. Mycelium intracuticular, composed of alternating long and short cells; long cells colorless, 13-37 µm long, short cells brown, 4-10 x 4-8 µm, square to rectangular. Main hyphae dichotomously or pseudodichotomously branched at an acute angle; lateral branches opposite (occasionally alternate), arising from long cells only, rarely dichotomously branched, at 90 degrees to main hyphae. Perithecia intracuticular, 85-125 µm diameter when mature, outer wall pseudoparenchymatous, ostiolate. Ostiole ca. 20 µm diameter, not surrounded by specialized cells. Ascospores ovate-elliptical, 9-15 x 3-6 µm, 1-septate, composed of large cell 7-11 x 3-6 µm and a small cell 2-4 x 2-4 µm. Hyaline band ca. 1.5 µm wide present in large cell.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Selkirk DR. 1972. Fossil Manginula-like fungi and their classification; Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, v. 97, p. 141-149.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Vizella discontinua
SERIAL NUMBER 1776
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.