Glomus (fungus)

Glomus
Glomus australe formerly Endogone australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Glomeromycota
Class: Glomeromycetes
Order: Glomerales
Family: Glomeraceae
Genus: Glomus
Tul. & C.Tul. (1845)
Type species
Glomus macrocarpum
Tul. & C.Tul. (1845)
Species

ca. 85 species described

Synonyms[1]

Glomus is a genus of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, and all species form symbiotic relationships (mycorrhizae) with plant roots. Glomus is the largest genus of AM fungi, with ca. 85 species described, but is currently defined as non-monophyletic.[2]

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