Abstract
The achlorophyllousMonotropastrum globosum was found growing in aFagus crenata forest. Samples ofM. globosum and their interpenetrating root systems ofF. crenata were collected to investigate the mycorrhizal association.Monotropastrum globosum mycorrhizae showed thick sheaths, invasion of the epidermal cells by fungal pegs, and Hartig nets, which reached only the first layer of cortical cells. TheF. crenata mycorrhizae also showed thick sheaths, but Hartig nets penetrated deep into the cortex and intracellular hypha were seen in the outer cortical cells. The similarities observerd in the mantle inner plan view and emanating hypha suggest that both mycorrhizae are formed by the same fungus.
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Kasuya, M.C.M., Masaka, K. & Igarashi, T. Mycorrhizae ofMonotropastrum globosum growing in aFagus crenata forest. Mycoscience 36, 461–464 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02268633
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