Abstract
Fungal sporocarps are described from Triassic silicified peat deposits from Antarctica. Sporocarps possess a two-layered wall and contain a single spore. The outer layer is mycelial; the inner layer, noncellular. The combination of primitive and advanced features suggests that this fungus is intermediate in complexity between the lower and evolutionarily more advanced fungi. The Antarctic fungus and morphologically similar fossils resemble extant members of the Endogonaceae, but appear to have been saprophytes rather than mycorrhizal symbionts. -Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 389-396 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | American Journal of Botany |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Genetics
- Plant Science