Illustrations:
 Couper 1960, pl. 1, fig. 9 |
 Couper 1960, pl. 1, fig. 10 (holotype) |
 Pocknall & Mildenhall 1984 pl. 4, fig. 3a (holotype rephotographed) |
 Pocknall & Mildenhall 1984 pl. 4, fig. 3b (holotype rephotograped) |
 Pocknall & Mildenhall 1984 pl. 4, fig. 4 |
IGNS taxon number: 11.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma MONOLETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATOMONOLETES; Subturma AZONOMONOLETES; Infraturma APICULATIMONOLETI.
Synonymy:
1960 Polypodiidites minimus Couper p. 40, pl. 1, figs 9, 10.
1962 Polypodiidites minimus Couper; McIntyre p. 317.
1966 Polypodiidites minimus Couper; McIntyre & Norris p. 244.
1971 Polypodiisporites minimus (Couper) Khan & Martin p. 478.
1972 Polypodiidites minimus Couper; Hekel p. 6, pl. 1, fig. 1.
1973 Polypodiisporites minimus (Couper) Nagy p. 457 (pre-empted by Khan & Martin 1971).
1974 Polypodiidites sp. cf. P. minimus Couper; Mildenhall in Hayward p. 175.
1982 Polypodiisporites minimus (Couper); Pocknall p. 20.
1982 Polypodiisporites minimus (Couper) Khan & Martin; Pocknall p. 284.
1984 Polypodiisporites minimus (Couper) Khan & Martin; Pocknall & Mildenhall p. 22, pl. 4, figs 3, 4.
1984 Polypodiidites minimus Couper; Raine p. 11.
(?) 1985 Polypodiisporites sp.; Wood p. 4, fig. 3.5.
1985 Polypodiisporites minimus (Couper) Khan & Martin; Pocknall p. 348.
1986 Polypodiisporites minimus; Mildenhall & Pocknall pp. 15, 20.
1989 Polypodiisporites minimus (Couper); Pocknall & Turnbull p. 378.
1989 Polypodiisporites minimus (Couper); Mildenhall & Pocknall p. 26.
1989 Polypodiidites minimus Couper; Browne & MacKinnon text-figs 8, 11 (cf.), 12, 13, pl. 1, fig. 8.
1990 Polypodiisporites minimus; Pocknall p. 150.
1992 Polypodiisporites minimus; Mildenhall et al. p. 24.
1997 Polypodiisporites minimus (Couper) Khan & Martin emend Pocknall & Mildenhall; Barreda p. 78, pl. 4, figs 1, 2.
1999 Polypodiisporites minimus Couper (sic); Song et al. p. 173, pl. 44, fig. 1.
Natural affinity: Filicopsida: Davalliaceae (Nephrolepis Schott).
NZ age range: Cretaceous to Neogene.
Brief description: Spore. Monolete. Outline in polar view oval.
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, D.C. Mildenhall, E.M. Kennedy
(2011). New Zealand fossil spores and pollen: an illustrated catalogue. 4th
edition. GNS Science miscellaneous series no. 4.
http://data.gns.cri.nz/sporepollen/index.htm".
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2011
ISBN 978-0-478-19871-3
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).