Gigasporaceae

The Gigasporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Diversisporales. Species in this family are widespread in distribution, and form arbuscular mycorrhiza in roots.[3]

Gigasporaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Glomeromycota
Class:
Glomeromycetes
Order:
Diversisporales
Family:
Gigasporaceae

J.B. Morton & Benny
Type genus
Gigaspora
Gerd. & Trappe
Genera[1]

Cetraspora

  • Cetraspora helvetica

Dentiscutata
 Gigaspora

  • Gigaspora albida
  • Gigaspora decipiens
  • Gigaspora gigantea
  • Gigaspora margarita
  • Gigaspora rosea

Quatunica
Racocetra

  • Racocetra castanea
  • Racocetra coralloidea
  • Racocetra fulgida
  • Racocetra gregaria
  • Racocetra persica
  • Racocetra verrucosa
  • Racocetra weresubiae

Scutellospora[2]

  • Scutellospora biornata
  • Scutellospora calospora
  • Scutellospora cerradensis
  • Scutellospora dipurpurascens
  • Scutellospora erythropus
  • Scutellospora gilmorei
  • Scutellospora heterogama
  • Scutellospora nigra
  • Scutellospora nodosa
  • Scutellospora pellucida
  • Scutellospora reticulata
  • Scutellospora rubra
  • Scutellospora scutata

References
  1. International Culture Collection of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The genus Scutellospora is not monophyletic. Several species have been proposed to belong to Cetraspora, Dentiscutata, or Quatunica. See Oehl F, de Souza FA, Sieverding E. 2008. Revision of Scutellospora and description of five new genera and three new families in the arbuscular mycorrhiza-forming Glomeromycetes. Mycotaxon 106: 311–360.
  3. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 135. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.


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