Deciphering interfungal relationships in the 410-million-yr-old Rhynie chert: an intricate interaction between two mycelial fungi

Symbiosis

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 53-61

  Krings, Michael ^a,b,c   Taylor, Thomas N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Early Devonian; Fossil fungi; Glomeromycota; Hyphal investment; Mycoparasitism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925493558     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: 18787665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13199-014-0302-2     Document Type: Article

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