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Megaglomerospora lealiae nov. gen., nov. sp. from the upper Carboniferous of Portugal: the largest glomeromycotan fungal spores

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente
datacite.subject.sdg15:Proteger a Vida Terrestre
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorSá, Artur A.
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Zélia
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-28T14:07:27Z
dc.date.available2025-07-28T14:07:27Z
dc.date.issued2025-08
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: A new genus and species of fossil fungus, Megaglomerospora lealiae, is described from the Bu & ccedil;aco Carboniferous Basin (upper Stephanian C, Upper Pennsylvanian, upper Carboniferous), in central western Portugal. The new fossil fungus consists of a dense cluster of silicified large spores. These new fungal spores are oblong, subelliptical to subspherical-shaped, with a glabrous surface characterized by having a lipid-filled lumen, and display a strong septate-like hypha attached. The presence of lobe-shaped germination shields suggests close affinities to Diversisporales (Glomeromycota). Megaglomerospora lealiae nov. gen., nov. sp. is remarkably distinctive because it is by far the largest fossil fungal spore (similar to 1.6 mm long) documented for the phylum Glomeromycota. This is the first report of an endomycorrhizal-like fungus from the Carboniferous of Iberia. (c) 2025 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.eng
dc.identifier.citationCorreia, P., Sa, A. & Pereira, Z. (2025). Megaglomerospora lealiae nov. gen., nov. sp. from the upper Carboniferous of Portugal: the largest glomeromycotan fungal spores. In: Geobios, 2025, vol. 91, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2024.11.010
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.geobios.2024.11.010
dc.identifier.eissn1777-5728
dc.identifier.issn0016-6995
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/6008
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationGeosciences Center
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016699525000361?via%3Dihub
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectPaleontology
dc.subjectFossil fungi
dc.subjectNew fungus genus
dc.subjectCarboniferous Basin
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.titleMegaglomerospora lealiae nov. gen., nov. sp. from the upper Carboniferous of Portugal: the largest glomeromycotan fungal sporeseng
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oaire.citation.titleGeobios
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