Some fungal remains from the Tertiaries of Kerala coast

Abstract

The present paper incorporates some fungal remains recovered from the carbonaceous clay, Padappakara, Quilon, Western Ghat, India. The main constituents of the present fungal assemblage are microthyriaceous and Chytridialean remains, described under different taxa. The epiphyllous microthyriaceous fruiting bodies are viz. Parmathyrites gen. nov., Paramicrothallites gen. nov., Notothyrites Cookson, Callimothallus Dilcher and Phragmothyrites Edward whereas Entophlyctis willoughbyi Bradley embraces the Chytrid-sporangia. Apart from these a few other types of fungal bodies, viz. Diploneurospora tewarii gen. et sp. nov., Quilonia typica gen. et sp. nov. and Microthyriacites Cookson have also been reported.