Why Mycophoris is not an orchid seedling, and why Synaptomitus is not a fungal symbiont within this fossil
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Article Title | Why Mycophoris is not an orchid seedling, and why Synaptomitus is not a fungal symbiont within this fossil |
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ERA Journal ID | 2573 |
Article Category | Letter |
Authors | Selosse, Marc-Andre (Author), Brundrett, Mark (Author), Dearnaley, John (Author), Merckx, Vincent S. F. T. (Author), Rasmussen, Finn (Author), Zettler, Lawrence W. (Author) and Rasmussen, Hanne N. (Author) |
Journal Title | Botany |
Journal Citation | 95 (9), pp. 865-868 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Year | 2017 |
Place of Publication | Canada |
ISSN | 0008-4026 |
1916-2790 | |
1916-2804 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2017-0038 |
Web Address (URL) | https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjb-2017-0038 |
Abstract | A recent publication in Botany introduced two new taxa: a fossil orchid seed (Mycophoris) and a fossilized basidiomycete fungus (Synaptomitus) in an alleged relationship with this orchid, encased in 15–20 million year old Dominican amber (Poinar, G. 2017. Two new genera, Mycophoris gen. nov., (Orchidaceae) and Synaptomitus gen. nov. (Basidiomycota) based on a fossil seed with developing embryo and associated fungus in Dominican amber. Botany, 95: 1–8). From the working knowledge of extant orchid seeds, seedlings, and mycorrhiza shared among us, we cannot support these interpretations. Here we analyse: (i) why Mycophoris may not be an orchid seed, (ii) why Mycophoris is not a germinating seed, (iii) why fungal hyphae and a symbiotic fungus are absent in Mycophoris, and (iv) why Synaptomitus is likely not a fossil basidiomycete. |
Keywords | Dominican amber, microspermy, Mycophoris, orchid mycorrhizal fungi, Synaptomitus |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 310705. Mycology |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | National Museum of Natural History, France |
University of Western Australia | |
School of Agricultural, Computational and Environmental Sciences | |
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands | |
University of Copenhagen, Denmark | |
Illinois College, United States | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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