Biology:Acaulospora alpina

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Short description: Species of fungus

Acaulospora alpina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Glomeromycota
Class: Glomeromycetes
Order: Diversisporales
Family: Acaulosporaceae
Genus: Acaulospora
Species:
A. alpina
Binomial name
Acaulospora alpina
Oehl, Sýkorová & Sieverd. (2006)

Acaulospora alpina is a species of fungus in the family Acaulosporaceae. It forms arbuscular mycorrhiza and vesicles in roots. The fungus was discovered in Switzerland, in the rhizosphere of an alpine grassland at altitudes between 1,800 and 2,700 metres (5,900 and 8,900 ft).[1]

References

  1. "Acaulospora alpina, a new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species characteristic for high mountainous and alpine regions of the Swiss Alps". Mycologia 98 (2): 286–294. 2006. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.2.286. PMID 16894974.  open access

Wikidata ☰ Q4672185 entry