Palaeoanellus dimorphus gen. et sp. nov. (Deuteromycotina): A cretaceous predatory fungus

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1328-1334

  Schmidt, Alexander R ^a,b   Dörfelt, Heinrich ^c   Perrichot, Vincent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amber; Carnivorous fungi; Deuteromycotina; Fossil fungi; Nematophagous fungi; Palaeoanellus dimorphus; Paleoecology; Paleomycology

Indexed keywords

AMBER; CARNIVORE; CRETACEOUS; DIMORPHISM; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FOSSIL; FUNGUS; NEMATODE; NEW RECORD; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PALEOECOLOGY; PREDATION; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; NEMATODA;

EID: 53249086404     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800143     Document Type: Article

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