Zygomycetes in Vesicular Basanites from Vesteris Seamount, Greenland Basin--A New Type of Cryptoendolithic Fungi.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Magnus Ivarsson, Jörn Peckmann, Anders Tehler, Curt Broman, Wolfgang Bach, Katharina Behrens, Joachim Reitner, Michael E Böttcher, Lena Norbäck Ivarsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Greenland; Greenland Basin; Vesteris Seamount
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133368; https://doaj.org/article/2922023ef74e4e5493eed49065469cf1

Fungi have been recognized as a frequent colonizer of subseafloor basalt but a substantial understanding of their abundance, diversity and ecological role in this environment is still lacking. Here we report fossilized cryptoendolithic fungal communities represented by mainly Zygomycetes and minor A...