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An epiphyllous fungus from the Lower Cretaceous
K. L. Alvin,M. D. Muir +1 more
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A fungus believed to be a member of the Microthyriales is described from the English Wealden, where it occurs on the shoots of an undescribed conifer resembling Frenelopsis Schenk.Abstract:
A fungus believed to be a member of the Microthyriales is described from the English Wealden. It occurs on the shoots of an undescribed conifer resembling Frenelopsis Schenk. From the structure of the thyrothecium and the presence of an epicuticular mycelium, the fungus is classified in the family Micropeltaceae, subfamily Stomiopeltoideae, and is described under the name Stomiopeltites cretacea gen. et sp. nov. It is the earliest fossil record of the Microthyriales.read more
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The Genus Stomiopeltis (Hemisphaeriaceae)
TL;DR: The genus Stomiopeltis was established by Theissen (1914) to receive a single species, S. aspersa (Berk.) Theiss.