''Funneliformis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

fungi 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 ...

in the family

Glomeraceae The ''Glomeraceae'' are a family of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi that form symbiotic relationships (mycorrhizas) with plant roots. The family was circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circl ...

. All species are

arbuscular mycorrhiza An arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) (plural ''mycorrhizae'', a.k.a. ''endomycorrhiza'') is a type of mycorrhiza in which the symbiont fungus (''AM fungi'', or AMF) penetrates the cortical cells of the roots of a vascular plant forming arbuscules. (N ...

l (AM) fungi that form

symbiotic Symbiosis (from Greek , , "living together", from , , "together", and , bíōsis, "living") is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasit ...

relationships (

mycorrhiza A mycorrhiza (from Greek μύκης ', "fungus", and ῥίζα ', "root"; pl. mycorrhizae, mycorrhiza or mycorrhizas) is a symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant. The term mycorrhiza refers to the role of the fungus in the plant ...

a) with plant

root In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the sur ...

s. The genus was

circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every polyg ...

in 2010 by Arthur Schüßler and Christopher Walker, with ''

Funneliformis mosseae ''Funneliformis mosseae'' is a species of fungus in the family ''Glomeraceae'', which is an arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi that forms symbiotic relationships with plant roots. ''Funneliformis mosseae'' has a wide distribution worldwide, and ca ...

'' (named after the biologist Barbara Mosse and originally described in 1968 as a species of ''

Endogone ''Endogone'' is a genus of fungi in the family Endogonaceae of the division Zygomycota. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 20 species. Species of ''Endogone'' form underground structures ...

'') as the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

. The generic name refers to the funnel-shaped spore base present in several species.

Species

*'' Funneliformis africanum'' (Błaszk. & Kovács) C.Walker & A.Schüßler 2010 *''

Funneliformis badium ''Funneliformis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Glomeraceae. All species are arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi that form symbiotic relationships (mycorrhizaa) with plant roots. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Arthur Schüßler and Chri ...

'' (Oehl, D.Redecker & Sieverd.) C.Walker & A.Schüßler 2010 *'' Funneliformis caledonium'' (T.H.Nicolson & Gerd.) C.Walker & A.Schüßler 2010 *'' Funneliformis constrictum'' (Trappe) C.Walker & A.Schüßler 2010 *'' Funneliformis coronatum'' (Giovann.) C.Walker & A.Schüßler 2010 *'' Funneliformis fragilistratum'' (Skou & I. Jakobsen) C.Walker & A.Schüßler 2010 *'' Funneliformis geosporum'' (T.H.Nicolson & Gerd.) C.Walker & A.Schüßler 2010 *''

'' (T.H.Nicolson & Gerd.) C.Walker & A.Schüßler 2010 *'' Funneliformis verruculosum'' (Błaszk.) C.Walker & A. Schüßler 2010 *''

Funneliformis xanthium ''Funneliformis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Glomeraceae. All species are arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi that form symbiotic relationships (mycorrhizaa) with plant roots. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Arthur Schüßler and Chri ...

'' (Błaszk., Blanke, Renker & Buscot) C.Walker & A.Schüßler 2010

References

External links

* Fungus genera Glomerales {{Glomeromycota-stub