Entrophospora

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Entrophospora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Glomeromycota
Class: Glomeromycetes
Order: Diversisporales
Family: Acaulosporaceae
Genus: Entrophospora
R.N.Ames & R.W.Schneid. (1979)
Type species
Entrophospora infrequens
(I.R.Hall) R.N.Ames & R.W.Schneid. (1979)

Entrophospora is a genus of fungi in the family Acaulosporaceae of the Glomeromycota. The name is derived from the Greek words en (within), trophos (nourished or reared), and spora (spore). [1] The generic description was emended in 2011. [2]

The following species are recognized in this genus: [3]

References

  1. Ames RN, Schneider RW (1979). "Entrophospora, a new genus in the Endogonaceae". Mycotaxon. 8 (2): 347–52.
  2. Oehl F, da Silva GA, Sánchez-Castro I, Goto BT, Maia LC, Vieira HE, Barea JM, Sieverding E, Palenzuela J (2011). "Revision of Glomeromycetes with entrophosporoid and glomoid spore formation with three new genera". Mycotaxon. 117: 297–316. doi: 10.5248/117.297 .
  3. "Entrophospora". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 30 May 2025.