Morphology and ontogenetic development of Zwergimyces vestitus, a fungal reproductive unit enveloped in a hyphal mantle from the Lower Devonian Rhynie chert

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 228, Issue , 2016, Pages 47-56

  Krings, Michael ^a,b   Taylor, Thomas N ^b   Dotzler, Nora ^a   Harper, Carla J ^a  

^a BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Glomeromycota; Morphogenesis; Mucoromycotina; Parasitism; Sporangium; Spore wall

Indexed keywords

CHERT; DEVONIAN; FUNGUS; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPORE;

ABERDEENSHIRE; RHYNIE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

GLOMEROMYCOTA;

EID: 84959348766     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.01.005     Document Type: Article

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