Microorganisms associated with the seed fern Lyginopteris oldhamia (Binney) H. Potonie (Lyginopteridales) from the Carboniferous of Great Britain

Palaeontographica Abteilung B: Palaeophytologie

Volumn 290, Issue 4-6, 2014, Pages 109-125

  Krings, Michael ^a,b   Taylor, Thomas N ^b   Dotzler, Nora ^a  

^a BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical sclerotic bar; Hyphae; Microbial filament; Pennsylvanian; Pteridosperm; Reproductive unit; Saprophytism; Zygomycetous fungi

Indexed keywords

FERN; FUNGUS; MICROORGANISM; PENNSYLVANIAN; SAPROTROPHY; SEED; SWELLING; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

FILICOPHYTA; FUNGI; LYGINOPTERIDALES;

EID: 84951982710     PISSN: 03750299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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