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New evidence about the interactions between liverworts in the genus Symphyogyna (Pallaviciniaceae) and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (Glomeromycotina) have been recorded in several species of thalloid liverworts of the genus Symphyogyna (Pallaviciniaceae, Marchantiophyta). In this work we report a relationships established between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and three further species of this genus. These associations display Paris-type morphology. Brief descriptions and illustrations of the characteristic structures are presented for the arbuscular associations in S. circinata Nees & Mont., S. hymenophyllum (Hook.) Mont. & Nees and S. rubritincta A. Evans.

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The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers and the editor-in-chief, Dr. Richardson, for the constructive comments upon the manuscript. This work was funded by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Universidad Nacional del Comahue (UNComahue).

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Cottet, A.C., Messuti, M.I. New evidence about the interactions between liverworts in the genus Symphyogyna (Pallaviciniaceae) and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. Symbiosis 79, 117–121 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-019-00634-2

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