A putative zygomycetous fungus with mantled zygosporangia and apposed gametangia from the lower coal measures (carboniferous) of Great Britain

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-277

  Krings, Michael ^a,b,c   White, James F ^d   Dotzler, Nora ^a   Harpery, Carla J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogonaceae; Fossil fungi; Gametangial fusion; Lower pennsylvanian; Mortierellaceae; Zygospor angiogenesis

Indexed keywords

COAL MEASURES; FERN; FOSSIL RECORD; FUNGUS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; PENNSYLVANIAN; PRESERVATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875158934     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668247     Document Type: Article

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