Fungi in Deep-Sea Ecosystems of the World Ocean: A Review
Л. В. Зверева, О. Г. Борзых
Abstract
An analysis of data available in the literature on the taxonomic diversity, occurrence, abundance, and distribution of microscopic fungi in deep-sea pelagic and benthic habitats of the World Ocean is provided in this review. The homology of deep-sea species and those described from the terrestrial environment is of particular note. The adaptations that allow fungi to exist in extreme conditions of bottom sediments of the World Ocean are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
Pelagic zoneDeep seaBenthic zoneMarine ecosystemOceanographyHabitatEcosystemMarine habitatsEcologyAbundance (ecology)BiologyGeographyGeologyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyProtist diversity and phylogenyMarine Biology and Ecology Research