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A SUSPECTED CASE OF MYCOPHYCOBIOSIS BETWEEN MYCOSPHAERELLA APOPHLAEAE (ASCOMYCETES) AND APOPHLAEA SPP. (RHODOPHYTA) 1
Author(s) -
Kohlmeyer Jan,
Hawkes Michael W.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1983.00257.x
Subject(s) - biology , mycosphaerella , intertidal zone , lichen , botany , algae , fungus , desiccation , ecology
Apophlaea lyallii Hooker f. et Harvey and A. sinclairii Harvey in Hooker et Harvey, endemic Rhodophyta from New Zealand, were found to harbor a systemic fungus, Mycosphaerella apophlaeae Kohlmeyer. The algae occur on rocks in the upper intertidal zone and are resistant to desiccation and insolation. These suspected symbiotic associations which are similar to, but different from, lichens, are considered mycophycobioses. This is the first report of a supposed mycophycobiosis in members of the Rhodophyta.