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Glomeromycota

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A phylum of fungi that form obligate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses with the roots of the great majority of land plant species, exchanging soil phosphorus and other minerals for plant sugars. Glomeromycota fungi cannot complete their life cycle without a plant host and are not known to reproduce sexually.

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Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
250 1
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 1
Scientific Name
Glomeromycota 1
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Fungi, Taxa
Sources
1. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
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