SYNOPTIC DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYLUM GLOMEROMYCOTA
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| The following description comes from Schussler et al. (2001) and Adl et al. (2012). |
I. SYNONYMS: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
II. NUMBER: >150 species?
III. PHYLUM CHARACTERISTICS:
- A. ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION:
- Chlamydospores (text with tooltip) Thick-walled resting spore. in some; complex with spores produced singly, loose clusters or sporangia (without peridia (text with tooltip) Outer wall of a fruiting body. ).
- B. SEXUAL REPRODUCTION:
- None known.
- C. VEGETATIVE HYPHAE:
- Coenocytic; with a few cross walls.
- D. CELL WALLS: Chitin and chitosan.
- E. ECOLOGY: Mostly hypogeal and symbiotic with plant roots.
| By Jack R. Holt and Carlos A. Iudica. Last revised: 04/23/2013 |
