Endogone

Endogone
Fruiting body of Endogone pisiformis
Double-walled zygospores of E. pisiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Mucoromycota
Class: Endogonomycetes
Order: Endogonales
Family: Endogonaceae
Genus: Endogone
Link (1809)
Type species
Endogone pisiformis
Link (1809)
Species

~25, see text

Endogone is a genus of fungi in the family Endogonaceae of the division Zygomycota. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 20 species.[1]

Species of Endogone form underground structures called sporocarps—fruiting structures measuring between a few millimeters to 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) in diameter, containing densely interwoven hyphae and zygospores. Sporocarps are typically found in humus-rich soil or leaf mold, or in mosses.[2] Although most species will only produce spores in nature, the type species E. pisiformis can be made to sporulate in test tube culture when grown with conifer seedlings.[3]

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