Magurno, F.; Uszok, S.; Bierza, K.; Bakr, J.; Kende, Z.; Bessa de Queiroz, M.; Casieri, L. Glomus mongioiense, a New Species of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi from Italian Alps and the Phylogeny-Spoiling Issue of Ribosomal Variants in the Glomus Genus. Agronomy2024, 14, 1350.
Magurno, F.; Uszok, S.; Bierza, K.; Bakr, J.; Kende, Z.; Bessa de Queiroz, M.; Casieri, L. Glomus mongioiense, a New Species of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi from Italian Alps and the Phylogeny-Spoiling Issue of Ribosomal Variants in the Glomus Genus. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1350.
Magurno, F.; Uszok, S.; Bierza, K.; Bakr, J.; Kende, Z.; Bessa de Queiroz, M.; Casieri, L. Glomus mongioiense, a New Species of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi from Italian Alps and the Phylogeny-Spoiling Issue of Ribosomal Variants in the Glomus Genus. Agronomy2024, 14, 1350.
Magurno, F.; Uszok, S.; Bierza, K.; Bakr, J.; Kende, Z.; Bessa de Queiroz, M.; Casieri, L. Glomus mongioiense, a New Species of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi from Italian Alps and the Phylogeny-Spoiling Issue of Ribosomal Variants in the Glomus Genus. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1350.
Abstract
Morphological and phylogenetic (45S nrDNA+RPB1 gene) analyses of three glomoid spore-producing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi revealed the presence of two new species be-longing to the genus Glomus in the family Glomeraceae. In the field, Glomus highlandensis sp. nov. was found in a saltmarsh of the Scottish Highlands and in maritime sand dunes of the Baltic Sea in Poland, both saline environments, while G. mongioie sp. nov. originates from the Italian Alps. Phylogenetic placement analysis using environmental sequences indicated that G. highlandensis could have likely worldwide distribution while G. mongioie seems to be a rare species in the world. The molecular and phylogenetic analysis provided important insights about the presence of ribosomal variants in Glomus, with potential negative implication in phylogeny and species recognition.
Keywords
Glomeromycota; molecular phylogeny; ribosomal variants; taxonomy; two new Glomus species
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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