Illustrations:
 Mildenhall & Pocknall 1989, pl. 12, fig. 4a (paratype) |
 Mildenhall & Pocknall 1989, pl. 12, fig. 4b (paratype) |
 Mildenhall & Pocknall 1989, pl. 12, fig. 5a (holotype) |
 Mildenhall & Pocknall 1989, pl. 12, fig. 5b (holotype) |
 Mildenhall & Pocknall 1989, pl. 12, fig. 5c (holotype) |
 Mildenhall & Pocknall 1989, pl. 12, fig. 6 (paratype) |
 Mildenhall & Pocknall 1989, pl. 12, fig. 7 |
 Mildenhall & Pocknall 1989, pl. 12, fig. 8 |
IGNS taxon number: 604.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma POLLENITES; Turma TRICOLPORATES.
Synonymy:
1989 Rhoipites fragilis Mildenhall & Pocknall p. 48, pl. 12, figs 4-8.
2002 Rhoipites fragilis Mildenhall & Pocknall; Mautino & Anzotegui p. 276, fig. 1H.
2005 Rhoipites cf. fragilis Mildenhall & Pocknall, 1989; Bannister et al. p. 517.
Natural affinity: Dicotyledonae.
NZ age range: Neogene.
Brief description: Pollen. Tricolporate.
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
ISSN 1177-2441
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).