Megaglomerospora

Name

Megaglomerospora

Rank

Genus

Authors (Pub.)

Correia P. Sá A. A. Pereira Z.  

Publication

Megaglomerospora lealiae nov. gen., nov. sp. from the Upper Carboniferous of Portugal: the largest glomeromycotan fungal spores [2025/8]

Journal

Geobios

Volume

91

Page number

2

Year

2025

Parent Taxon

[Regnum] Fungi

Fossil Status

sporae dispersae

Type

Megaglomerospora lealiae

Diagnosis

Very large glomeromycotan spores, up to 1.59 mm long, of oblong, (sub)elliptical to (sub)spherical shape, thick-like walled, with a faintly glabrous (smooth) surface, and displaying a lipid filled lumen; lobe-shaped germination shields extending along the inner surface; germinated lobes small and relatively symmetrical in shape and size; strong and relatively curved septate-like subtending hypha attached to spore, showing a promi-nent hyphal internal channel; constricted hyphal attachment, with a basal septum that connects the hypha to the fungal spore; non-sporocarp.