Peronosporomycetes (Oomycota) from a Middle Permian Permineralised Peat within the Bainmedart Coal Measures, Prince Charles Mountains, Antarctica

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Slater, Ben J., McLoughlin, Stephen, Hilton, Jason
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2013
• Subjects: Research Article; Prince Charles Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3732221; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936465; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070707

The fossil record of Peronosporomycetes (water moulds) is rather sparse, though their distinctive ornamentation means they are probably better reported than some true fungal groups. Here we describe a rare Palaeozoic occurrence of this group from a Guadalupian (Middle Permian) silicified peat deposi...