Gautieria

Gautieria
Gautieria magnicellaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gomphales
Family: Gomphaceae
Genus: Gautieria
Vittad. (1831)
Type species
Gautieria morchelliformis
Vittad. (1831)
Synonyms[1]

Gautieria is a genus of hypogeal fungi in the family Gomphaceae. They form mycorrhizae with various tree species, mostly from the family Pinaceae. Species are present over much of the world's temperate and boreal forest habitats. It is well documented that species from this genera are an important part of the diet of the northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus).[3][4][5] Also, some Australian marsupials, especially the rat-kangaroos, feed extensively on these fungi.[6] The fungi also benefit from this relationship: not only do the squirrels help to disperse the spores and propagate the species, studies suggest that passage through the digestive tract of a mammal promotes germination of spores.[7]

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