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Molecular and ultrastructural characterization of two ascomycetes found on sunken wood off Vanuatu islands in the deep Pacific ocean.
Mycological research - 1 Dec 2009
Dupont Joëlle, Magnin Sandrine, Rousseau Florence, Zbinden Magali, Frebourg Ghislaine, Samadi Sarah, de Forges Bertrand Richer, Jones E B Gareth
Abstract excerpt
A new genus of a deep-sea ascomycete with one new species, Alisea longicolla, is described based on analyses of 18S and 28S rDNA sequences and morphological characters. A. longicolla was found together with Oceanitis scuticella, on small twigs and sugar cane debris trawled from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean off Vanuatu Islands. Molecular and morphological characters indicate that both fungi are members of...
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