Fig. 1: Potteromyces asteroxylicola gen. et sp. nov. Holotype on thin section NHMUK-V16430 illustrated in white light.
From: A fungal plant pathogen discovered in the Devonian Rhynie Chert
a Location of the fungus (asterisks) along the aerial axis and enations of the plant Asteroxylon mackiei. Arrowhead showing animal remains. b Plant reaction induced by the fungal attack. c, d Higher magnifications of the framed zone from b showing the plant cell proliferation in response to the fungal attack. Arrowheads showing hyphae. e Conidiophores in tuft. f Higher magnification of e. g Conidiophores in high magnification, slightly shrunken at their distal end, and conidia. Scale bars: 900 µm (a); 400 µm (b); 120 µm (c), 45 µm (d), 85 µm (e), 35 µm (f, g).
