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Endogone
Sign in to saveEndogone is a genus of fungi in the family Endogonaceae of the division Mucoromycota. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 20 species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumMucoromycota
- ClassEndogonomycetes
- OrderEndogonales
- FamilyEndogonaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 124
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Endogonaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, OSC, MEL, F, FLAS, TENN-F
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Australia, Costa Rica, Cameroon
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Endogonaceae
- Image
- Endogone pisiformis 56016.jpg
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- taxon name
- Endogone
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Endogone
- taxonomic type
- Endogone pisiformis
- Commons category
- Endogone
- taxon author citation
- Link
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Ecology
- Species
- References
- Cited literature
Endogone is a genus of fungi in the family Endogonaceae of the division Mucoromycota. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 20 species.
Species of Endogone form underground structures called sporocarps—fruiting structures measuring between a few millimeters to in diameter, containing densely interwoven hyphae and zygospores. Sporocarps are typically found in humus-rich soil or leaf mold, or in mosses. Although most species will only produce spores in nature, the type species E. pisiformis can be made to sporulate in test tube culture when grown with conifer seedlings.
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