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

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Ivarsson, Magnus, Peckmann, Jörn, Tehler, Anders, Broman, Curt, Bach, Wolfgang, Behrens, Katharina, Reitner, Joachim, Böttcher, Michael E., Norbäck Ivarsson, Lena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Fungal structure; Fungi; Vesicles; Sediment; Fossils; Zygomycetes; Seamounts; Marine geology; Greenland; Greenland Basin; Vesteris Seamount
• Online Access: http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/12026; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133368

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...