A fossil Aspergillus from Baltic amber.
A piece of Baltic amber (Tertiary, Eocene) contains an inclusion of a springtail (Collembola) which is overgrown by an Aspergillus species. The fossil fungus is described as A. collembolorum sp. nov. The excellent mode of preservation of the numerous conidiophores is remarkable and can be explained by sporulation in liquid resin. This is the second report of a fossil Aspergillus, the first being from Dominican amber.
Dörfelt
Heinrich
H
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle, Institut für Geobotanik und Botanischer Garten, Neuwerk 21, D-06108 Halle/Saale, Germany.
Schmidt
Alexander R
AR
D018647:Amber; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001454:Baltic States; D005580:Fossils; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*
D018647:Amber