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

• Main Authors: Ivarsson, Magnus, Peckmann, J, Tehler, Anders, Broman, C, Bach, W, Behrens, K, Reitner, J, Bottcher, M.E, Norback Ivarsson, L
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Enheten för paleobiologi 2015
• Subjects: Biological Systematics; Biologisk systematik; Geology; Geologi; Greenland; Greenland Basin; Vesteris Seamount
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nrm:diva-1580

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...