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Ectomycorrhizas of naturally grown Momi fir (Abies firma) seedlings were characterized based on morphological features of fungal partners. A total of 128 seedlings were collected over three years (1995–1997) from a 10×30 m plot where occurrences of ectomycorrhizal fungal fruitbodies were monitored for the same period. Thirty-seven morphologically distinct ectomycorrhizal types were distinguished based mainly on the color of ectomycorrhizas and the characteristics of fungal mantles. Type 37 was thought to beCenococcum geophilum because of the jet-black mycorrhizas and the characteristic structure of mantle surfaces. For half of the classified morphotypes, fungal partners were inferred to be the generaLactarius, Russula, andTuber, and unidentified Basidiomycetes, based on earlier references.
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Matsuda, Y., Hijii, N. Ectomycorrhizal morphotypes of naturally grownAbies firma seedlings. Mycoscience 40, 217–226 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02463958
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