Rhizophagus C. Walker & A. Schüßler
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Etymology: | Latin, referring to the formation of abundant spores in roots |
| Description: | Glomoid spores formed singly, in small to large clusters in a solid medium, and in roots. Otherwise form typical arbuscular-vesicular mycorrhizas, although vesicles tend to form earlier (at entry points) than other glomoid clades. Spore development is like that depicted for species in Glomus. |
| Type species: | Rhizophagus populinus P.A. Dang |
Spore Development
Schüßler & Walker (2010) erected this genus as a name for Glomus group Ab. The name is resurrected from Gerdemann and Trappe (1974) when Rhizophagus was synonymized with Glomus. The image of R. clarus at right shows the density of sporulation that can occur within sorghum roots.
References
- Gerdemann, J.W. and Trappe, J.M. 1974. The Endogonaceae in the Pacific Northwest. Mycol. Memoir 5: 1-76.
- Schüßler, A and C. Walker C. 2010. The _Glomeromycota: a species list with new families._ Electronic copy available online at Glomeromycota PHYLOGENY