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深海锰结核中螺旋状超微生物化石的发现及其意义

张富生 边立曾 林承毅 周旅复 杜德安 陈建林 沈华悌 韩喜球   

  1. 南京大学
  • 收稿日期:1995-03-20 修回日期:1995-03-20 出版日期:1995-09-20 发布日期:1995-09-20

DISCOVERY OF THE SPIRAL ULTRA-MICROFOSSILS IN PELAGIC MANGANESE NODULES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE

Zhang Fusheng1,Bian Lizeng1, Lin Chengyi1,Zhou Lvfu1,Du Dean1, Chen Jianlin2,Shen Huati2,Han Xiqiu2   

  1. 1.Center for Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093; 2. 2d Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Adminstration, Hanzhou, 10012
  • Received:1995-03-20 Revised:1995-03-20 Online:1995-09-20 Published:1995-09-20

摘要: 对东太平洋深海瘤状锰结核透射电的系统观察和分析表明,瘤状锰结核的包壳,即奇异叠层石的建造者米级的螺旋状微生物、螺旋状微生物体的菌落呈圆盘状至不规则分枝状,菌落主下陷,营养菌丝体呈辐射状从中央向周围生长,营养菌丝体的束宽度为17~60nm,呈双分叉。生殖菌丝体由粗细不等的螺旋状丝体组成。螺旋状丝体的宽度3~25nm,长度为36~200nm。螺环宽度为2~4nm、螺旋状生殖丝体分太、孢囊呈球形,深陷于螺旋状生殖菌丝休之中,孢囊直径为9~50nm。孢囊内赋存有球形孢子,球形孢子直径为4~6nm。本文将谈纳米级螺旋状微生物化石暂归入放线苗纲,建立一个新属种,即太平洋螺球孢菌(Spirisosphaerospora pacifica)。毫无疑问,纳米级微生物化石的发现对深海锰结核以及生命起源的研究将起一定的促进作用,对生物矿物学、生物地球化学、生物成矿理论、微生物学都具有重要的意义。

Abstract: The spiral ultra—microfossils have been discovered in the pelagic knobbly manganese nodules from the East Pacific Ocean (Photo 1) with the help of transmission electron microscope JEM 200CX. It has been revealed that the chain-like and the spiral ultra-microbes are the real builders of the stromatolite (admirabilis), i.e. the coatings of manganese nodules (Photo 2). The colony of the spiral microbes are of disk-like or irregular morphology with a sunken center (Photo 3). The nutritive hypha and the reproductive hypha can be discriminated based on their morphology (Fig.1). The branching nutritive hypha grow from the center of colony to its periphery and the width of the hypha bundles is about 17-60nm. The spiral reproductive hypha about 2-4nm in diameter (Photo 4,5,Fig.2). The screws formed by the spiral reproductive hypha are 3-25nm wide and 35-200nm long. The spheroidal sporangium of 9-50nm in diameter can be seen among the mycelium (Photo 6). The spheroidal spores of 4-6nm diameter can be found in these case. The authors propose setting up a new species Spirisosphaerospora pacifica in the Actinomyes. The discovery of the ultra-microfossils has produced a direct evidence in support of biogenec formation of the manganese nodules. Some peculiar feature of the pelagic manganese nodules such as heterogeneity in mineral composition, poor crystallinity, special structure and texture, can be explained reasonably by the biogenic formation. The new ultra-microfossils as a large molecule will promote the research work on the origin and evolution of life.