Paleoserenomyces
genus of fossil fungi
Paleoserenomyces is an extinct monotypic genus of pleosporale fungus of uncertain family placement. When described it contained the single species Paleoserenomyces allenbyensis. The genus is solely known from the Early Eocene, Ypresian aged, Princeton Chert deposit of the Allenby Formation. Palaeoserenomyces is one of only three described fossil fungus species found in the Princeton Chert, being a tar spot like parasite of the fossil palm Uhlia allenbyensis, and is host for the hyperparasite Cryptodidymosphaerites princetonensis.
History and classification
The type series of fossils were first identified in serial thin section cellulose acetate peels of Uhlia allenbyensis fossils. The peels were made with hydrofluoric acid and mounted in Eukitt mounting material, than affixed to microscope slides using double sided tape. The holotype and paratype microscope slides were accessioned into the University of Alberta palaeobotanical collections and the formal description of the new genus and species was published by Randolph Currah, Ruth Stockey, and Ben LePage (1998) in the journal Mycologia. The researchers formed the genus name as combination of the name Serenomyces, a modern genus of phaeochoraceous sac fungi, plus the prefix paleo- denoting its status as a fossil. They chose the specific epithet allenbyensis as a reference to the mining ghost town of Allenby in Canada that is also the namesake of the type locality's parent formation.
The family affiliation of P. allenbyensis is undetermined, with Currah, Stockey, and LePage (1998) only assigning to the order Phyllachorales a placement which is used by some fungal databases while other databases only place the genus to the division Ascomycota.
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