Glomus achrum and G. bistratum, two new species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) found in maritime sand dunes

• Published in: Botany Vol. 87; no. 3; pp. 260 - 271
• Main Authors: Błaszkowski, Janusz, Ryszka, Przemyslaw, Oehl, Fritz, Koegel, Sally, Wiemken, Andres, Kovács, Gábor M, Redecker, Dirk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: NRC Research Press 01.03.2009
• Subjects: Ammophila arenaria; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; champignons à arbuscules et vésicules; descriptions; Distribution; dunes; Environmental aspects; fungal anatomy; fungal spores; Glomeromycota; Glomus; Glomus achrum; Glomus bistratum; host plants; internal transcribed spacers; molecular phylogeny; molecular sequence data; molecular systematics; mycorrhizal fungi; Mycorrhizas; new species; nouvelles espèces; phylogeny; phylogénie moléculaire; Physiological aspects; Plantago lanceolata; ribosomal DNA; roots; Sand dune ecology; sand dunes; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Xanthium; Xanthium spinosum; Greece; Poland; Canada

Two new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species, Glomus achrum sp. nov. and Glomus bistratum sp. nov. (Glomeromycota), are described and illustrated. Both species produce small, hyaline spores in aggregates formed in the soil and inside roots. Glomus achrum was associated with roots of Ammophila arena...