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A new species of Stigmatomyces from Baltic amber, the first fossil record of Laboulbeniomycetes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2005

Walter ROSSI ,
Marion KOTRBA  and
Dagmar TRIEBEL
Walter ROSSI
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, I-67100 Coppito (AQ), Italy.
Marion KOTRBA
Affiliation:
Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstraße 21, D-81247 München, Germany.
Dagmar TRIEBEL
Affiliation:
Botanische Staatssammlung München, Menzinger Straße 67, D-80638 München, Germany. E-mail: vrossi@univaq.it
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Abstract

A fossil ascomycete was found attached to the thorax of a stalk eyed fly (Diopsidae: Prosphyracephala succini) in a fragment of Baltic amber. The fungus is assigned to the extant genus Stigmatomyces and described as S. succini sp. nov. This find is the first fossil record of the order Laboulbeniales. At the same time it constitutes the oldest record of a parasitic fungus on an insect. The palaeohabitat is discussed with regard to the find.

Type
Research Article
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Mycological Research , Volume 109 , Issue 3 , March 2005 , pp. 271 - 274
Copyright
© The British Mycological Society 2005

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