''Acaulospora nicolsonii'' is a species of

fungus A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...

in the family

Acaulosporaceae The ''Acaulosporaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Diversisporales. Species in this family are widespread in distribution, and form arbuscular mycorrhiza and vesicles in roots. The family contains two genera Genus ( plural genera ) is ...

. It forms arbuscular mycorrhiza and vesicles in roots. It was first described in 1984 in a bulletin of the British Mycological Society.

References

Diversisporales Taxa described in 1984 Fungi of the United Kingdom Fungus species {{Glomeromycota-stub