Endogone
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Endogone is a genus of fungi in the family Endogonaceae of the division Zygomycota. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 20 species.[1]
Endogone | |
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Fruiting body of Endogone pisiformis | |
Double-walled zygospores of E. pisiformis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Mucoromycota |
Class: | Endogonomycetes |
Order: | Endogonales |
Family: | Endogonaceae |
Genus: | Endogone Link (1809) |
Type species | |
Endogone pisiformis Link (1809) | |
Species | |
~25, see text |
Species of Endogone form underground structures called sporocarps—fruiting structures measuring between a few millimeters to 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) in diameter, containing densely interwoven hyphae and zygospores. Sporocarps are typically found in humus-rich soil or leaf mold, or in mosses.[2] 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.[3]