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

Abstract

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.