Abstract
AbstractRemains of a fungus with unique morphological characters were found on the leaf cuticle of a fossil leaf preserved in Oligocene deposits from Csolnok, Hungary. Vesicular conidiophores with characteristic, darkly pigmented, incurved vesicles were compared with those of the modern representatives of the anamorphic genus Zygosporium. Based on the fossil find, a new fossil-species, Zygosporium oligocenicum G. Worobiec sp. nov., having vesicular conidiophores that arise directly from the mycelium, was described. The fossil Zygosporium oligocenicum presumably preferred warm climate and, similarly to most modern members of the genus, was a saprophyte on fallen, decaying leaves.
Funder
Instytut Botaniki im. W. Szafera Polskiej Akademii Nauk
National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary
German Academic Exchange Service
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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