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| Authors | B. van Geel, A. Aptroot, D.S. Mauquoy | | Title | Sub-fossil evidence for fungal hyperparasitism (Isthmospora spinosa on Meliola ellisii, on Calluna vulgaris) in a Holocene intermediate ombrotrophic bog in northern-England |
| Journal | Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology |
| Volume | 141 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 121-126 |
| ISSN | 00346667 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
| Institute/dept. | FNWI: Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) |
| Keywords | Calluna vulgaris; Holocene; hyperparasitism; Isthmospora spinosa; Meliola ellisii |
| Classification | 38.21 palaeontology: palaeobotany |
| Abstract | We analysed a Holocene peat deposit from an intermediate ombrotrophic bog in northern-England (Butterburn Flow), for micro- and macrofossils and discovered the hyperparasite Isthmospora spinosa together with its host, the ascomycete Meliola ellisii, which was a parasite on local Calluna vulgaris. This is the first fossil evidence for hyperparasitism in Quaternary palaeoecological research. The relationship between the three taxa is evident from the fossil record, but does not fit in with information from the mycological literature. Hitherto Isthmospora spinosa is only known from the tropics, and extant Meliola ellisii was observed on Vaccinium species and not on Calluna vulgaris.
© 2006 Elsevier B.V. |
| Document type | Article |
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