Historical Biology · 1998 · 14 citations · 11 references
Life SciencesMarine BiologyMarine SciencesCoral Reef BiologyCoral Reef EcologyMarine EcologyCoral Reef BiodiversityMarine Fungal EcologyReef-building Coral BiologyReef-building CoralsBioerosion On CoralsCoral TaxonomyDeep-sea Coral EcologyMarine Fungal Ecology Of Deep-sea EnvironmentsMarine Fungi EcologySoft Coral Biology
The coral Desmophyllum cristagalli from a water depth of about 1700 m from Orphan Knoll in the North Atlantic is examined with respect to bioerosion. Macroborings are represented by Entobia, produced by boring sponges. Microborings comprise four distinctive forms attributed to the work of fungi. Micrite rims are reported from deep‐water settings.
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