Gleason Frank H, Gadd Geoffrey M, Pitt John I, Larkum Anthony W D
School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Geomicrobiology Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland.
Mycology. 2017 Jul 27;8(3):205-215. doi: 10.1080/21501203.2017.1352049. eCollection 2017.
Endolithic true fungi and fungus-like microorganisms penetrate calcareous substrates formed by living organisms, cause significant bioerosion and are involved in diseases of many host animals in marine ecosystems. A theoretical interactive model for the ecology of reef-building corals is proposed in this review. This model includes five principle partners that exist in a dynamic equilibrium: polyps of a colonial coelenterate, endosymbiotic zooxanthellae, endolithic algae (that penetrate coral skeletons), endolithic fungi (that attack the endolithic algae, the zooxanthellae and the polyps) and prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms (which live in the coral mucus). Endolithic fungi and fungus-like boring microorganisms are important components of the marine calcium carbonate cycle because they actively contribute to the biodegradation of shells of animals composed of calcium carbonate and calcareous geological substrates.
内生真真菌和类真菌微生物会穿透由生物形成的钙质基质，造成显著的生物侵蚀，并与海洋生态系统中许多宿主动物的疾病有关。本综述提出了一个关于造礁珊瑚生态学的理论互动模型。该模型包括五个处于动态平衡的主要伙伴：群体腔肠动物的珊瑚虫、内共生虫黄藻、穿透珊瑚骨骼的内生藻类、攻击内生藻类、虫黄藻和珊瑚虫的内生真菌，以及生活在珊瑚黏液中的原核和真核微生物。内生真菌和类真菌钻孔微生物是海洋碳酸钙循环的重要组成部分，因为它们积极促进由碳酸钙构成的动物外壳和钙质地质基质的生物降解。
