{"id":1442,"date":"2017-01-23T23:59:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T23:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1442"},"modified":"2024-04-25T18:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:51:10","slug":"glomeromycota","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/chapter\/glomeromycota\/","title":{"raw":"Glomeromycota","rendered":"Glomeromycota"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify characteristics and examples of fungi in the phylum Glomeromycota<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p id=\"fs-idm126827360\">The\u00a0<span id=\"term927\" data-type=\"term\">Glomeromycota<\/span>\u00a0is a newly established phylum that comprises about 230 species, all of which are involved in close associations with the roots of trees. Fossil records indicate that trees and their root symbionts share a long evolutionary history. It appears that nearly all members of this family form\u00a0<span id=\"term928\" data-type=\"term\">arbuscular mycorrhizae<\/span>: the hyphae interact with the root cells forming a mutually beneficial association in which the plants supply the carbon source and energy in the form of carbohydrates to the fungus, and the fungus supplies essential minerals from the soil to the plant. The exception is\u00a0<em data-effect=\"italics\">Geosiphon pyriformis<\/em>, which hosts the cyanobacterium\u00a0<em data-effect=\"italics\">Nostoc<\/em>\u00a0as an endosymbiont.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"PageContent-ny9bj0-0 iapMdy\" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n<div id=\"main-content\" class=\"MainContent__HideOutline-sc-6yy1if-0 bdVAq\" tabindex=\"-1\">\r\n<div id=\"da51df1d-80d8-41f8-81fc-31cb99c71407\" class=\"chapter-content-module\" data-type=\"page\" data-cnxml-to-html-ver=\"2.1.0\"><section id=\"fs-idm56465200\" data-depth=\"1\">\r\n<p id=\"fs-idm116831568\">The glomeromycetes do not reproduce sexually and do not survive without the presence of plant roots. Although they have coenocytic hyphae like the zygomycetes, they do not form zygospores. DNA analysis shows that all glomeromycetes probably descended from a common ancestor, making them a monophyletic lineage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/fa158060-0fd9-4d3e-8454-7c3f3847ab48\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify characteristics and examples of fungi in the phylum Glomeromycota<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-idm126827360\">The\u00a0<span id=\"term927\" data-type=\"term\">Glomeromycota<\/span>\u00a0is a newly established phylum that comprises about 230 species, all of which are involved in close associations with the roots of trees. Fossil records indicate that trees and their root symbionts share a long evolutionary history. It appears that nearly all members of this family form\u00a0<span id=\"term928\" data-type=\"term\">arbuscular mycorrhizae<\/span>: the hyphae interact with the root cells forming a mutually beneficial association in which the plants supply the carbon source and energy in the form of carbohydrates to the fungus, and the fungus supplies essential minerals from the soil to the plant. The exception is\u00a0<em data-effect=\"italics\">Geosiphon pyriformis<\/em>, which hosts the cyanobacterium\u00a0<em data-effect=\"italics\">Nostoc<\/em>\u00a0as an endosymbiont.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PageContent-ny9bj0-0 iapMdy\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"main-content\" class=\"MainContent__HideOutline-sc-6yy1if-0 bdVAq\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div id=\"da51df1d-80d8-41f8-81fc-31cb99c71407\" class=\"chapter-content-module\" data-type=\"page\" data-cnxml-to-html-ver=\"2.1.0\">\n<section id=\"fs-idm56465200\" data-depth=\"1\">\n<p id=\"fs-idm116831568\">The glomeromycetes do not reproduce sexually and do not survive without the presence of plant roots. Although they have coenocytic hyphae like the zygomycetes, they do not form zygospores. 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