Southern Australian Tertiary epiphyllous fungi, modern equivalents in the Australasian region, and habitat indicator value

Abstract

Various Lower Tertiary epiphyllous microfungi are described from southern Australia, including the monotypic new genus Cribrites aurea and the new species Callimothallus australis. Modern equivalents were searched for in 72 leaf-litter samples from Australasia. The habitat indicator value of the fossils is assessed by comparison with the geographic, climatic, and vegetational relationships of the modern forms.