Glomus (fungus)
| Glomus | |
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| Glomus australe formerly Endogone australis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Glomeromycota |
| Class: | Glomeromycetes |
| Order: | Glomerales |
| Family: | Glomeraceae |
| Genus: | Glomus Tul. & C.Tul. (1845) |
| Type species | |
| Glomus macrocarpum Tul. & C.Tul. (1845)
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| Species | |
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ca. 85 species described | |
| Synonyms | |
Glomus is a genus of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, all of its species forming symbiotic relationships (mycorrhizae) with plant roots.