Acaulospora koskei

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Acaulospora koskei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Glomeromycota
Class: Glomeromycetes
Order: Diversisporales
Family: Acaulosporaceae
Genus: Acaulospora
Species:
A. koskei
Binomial name
Acaulospora koskei
Błaszk. (1955)

Acaulospora koskei is a species of fungus in the family Acaulosporaceae. It forms arbuscular mycorrhiza and vesicles in roots. Found in Poland, where it was collected from soil under Ammophila arenaria , it was described as a new species in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. Blaszkowski J. (1995). "Acaulospora koskei, a new species in Glomales from Poland". Mycological Research. 99 (2): 237–240. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80892-7.