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Kariman et al. (2023) claim that Austroboletus occidentalis, a rhizosphere inhabiting plant growth promoting fungus, should be part of a new group of fungi called "feremycorrhizal fungi", meaning "nearly" mycorrhizal fungi. This fungus does not infect plant roots or require true mycorrhizal fungi to be present while stimulating plant growth through mechanisms identical to several documented plant growth promoting rhizosphere-dwelling fungi. We argue that calling A. occidentalis a "feremycorrhizal" fungus makes no sense and is an incorrect and confusing term that should not be used in the scientific literature.
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Chanway, C.P., Puri, A., Padda, K.P. et al. A rebuttal to “Response to “Feremycorrhizal fungi: A confusing and erroneous term”: Feremycorrhiza means ‘nearly mycorrhiza’; hence, it is a clear and correct term because the fungal partner has mycorrhizal traits and lineage”. Biol Fertil Soils 59, 707–708 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-023-01732-6
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