Panspermia previously thought to be inhospitable for life. Living bacteria found in ice core samples retrieved from deep at Lake Vostok in Antarctica, have provided data for extrapolations to the likelihood of microorganisms surviving frozen in extraterrestrial habitats or during interplanetary transport. Also, bacteria have been discovered living within warm rock deep in the Earth's crust. In order to test some these organisms' potential resilience in outer space, plant seeds and spores of bacteria, fungi and ferns have been exposed to the harsh space environment. Spores are produced as part of the normal life cycle of many plants, algae, fungi and
John Lightfoot (biologist) "Ryssus", but including also "Lichen" as "Algae Terrestres", terrestrial algae. Only nine genera of fungi are recognised in the book: "Agaricus", "Boletus", "Hydnum", "Phallus", "Helvella", "Peziza", "Clavaria", "Lycoperdon", and "Mucor" (listed on page 645); a tenth fungal genus, "Tremella" is covered, but included among his algae. "Scottish Fungi" note that "While his classification might be a bit wonky by today's understanding, most of the species he recorded can be traced to modern taxa", and that he provided the first British records for the chanterelle and the summer truffle. The book has an "English and Scotch Index of the Names of