Four new records of the genus Septoglomus (Glomeromycota) in Mexico
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2026.97.5442Keywords:
Glomeromycota, Arbuscular mycorrhizae, GlomeraceaeAbstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are essential and extremely important organisms for terrestrial plants. Different plant communities of Mexico were selected in the states of Coahuila, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Veracruz, where rhizospheric soil was collected with the objective of isolating AMF spores. Taxonomic identification was carried out by analyzing the morphological characteristics of the spores, comparing them with the original articles of each described species. Four species of AMF belonging to the genus Septoglomus (S. altomontanum, S. fuscum, S. furcatum, and S. turnauae) were identified, constituting their first record in Mexico. With the record of these 4 species, the total richness of AMF in Mexico rises to 171, evidencing a significant diversity of AMF in the plant communities of the country.
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