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Palaeosclerotium
Genus Palaeosclerotium G.W. Rothwell Canad. J. Bot., 50(11): 2354. 7 Dec 1972
- Name
- Palaeosclerotium
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Rothwell G. W.
- Publication
- Palaeosclerotium pusillum gen. et sp. nov., a fossil eumycete from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois [1972/12]
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Botany
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 11
- Page number
- 2354
- Year
- 1972
- Parent Taxon
- [Regnum] Fungi
- Fossil Status
- sclerotia
- Type
- Palaeosclerotium pusillum
- Diagnosis
- Fossil fungal sclerotia consisting of central medulla, cortex, and outer rind.
Medulla of branched, septate hyphae. Cortex constructed of pseudoparenchyma cells. The cells of outer rind layer exhibit thickened
walls.
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