Distinctive groups of fungi are involved in the diverse mycorrhizal associations of land plants. confirmed Atractiellomycetes and the placement in Pucciniomycotina, previously known to comprise only parasitic and saprophytic fungi. Thus, our obtaining reveals these fungi, frequently associated to neotropical orchids, as the most basal living basidiomycetes involved in mycorrhizal associations of land plants. as… Continue reading Distinctive groups of fungi are involved in the diverse mycorrhizal associations