Fungalpedia – Note 161 Cervichlamydospora
Cervichlamydospora R. Kar, Mand. & R.K. Kar
Citation when using this data: Saxena RK & Hyde KD in prep – Fungalpedia, Fossil Fungi. Mycosphere.
Classification: Fossil fungi
Index Fungorum, MycoBank, Fig. 1
The monotypic genus, Cervichlamydospora, was described by Karet al. (2010) from the Bhuban Formation (Early Miocene, 23–16 mya) of Tlangsam, Mizoram, India with the following diagnosis “Chlamydospores subcircular, dark brown-black, originate from neck of hyphae; solitary, 14–24 × 12–22 μm, many hyphae adhere together at base, branch out laterally at tip; hyphae wall laevigategranulose, grana up to 1 μm thick, sparsely placed.”
Type species: Cervichlamydospora nigra R. Kar, Mand. & R.K. Kar.
Figure 1 – Cervichlamydospora nigra. Bar = 10 μm (redrawn from Kar, Mandaokar & Kar 2010)
Reference
Entry by
Ramesh K. Saxena, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India
Edited by Kevin D. Hyde