Rhizophagus clarus
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| Rhizophagus clarus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Glomeromycota |
| Class: | Glomeromycetes |
| Order: | Glomerales |
| Family: | Glomeraceae |
| Species: | R. clarus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizophagus clarus (T.H. Nicolson & N.C. Schenck) C. Walker & A. Schüßler | |
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Rhizophagus clarus (previously known as Glomus clarum[1]) is an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus in the family Glomeraceae. The species has been shown to improve nutrient absorption and growth in several agricultural crops but is not typically applied commercially.[2]
Rhizophagus clarus is widely distributed and found worldwide.[3] The species is proposed to be at the level of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to its global distribution.[4]
Spores and morphology
The spores of Rhizophagus clarus vary in color from white to yellow-brown.[5][6][7] They naturally vary in size from 100 to 260 μm and are globose to subglobose in shape.[5][6] The spores are larger than the spores of other species in the genus Rhizophagus.[8] The spores are composed of an outer mucilaginous layer which thickens as they mature.[6][8]
Rhizophagus clarus is composed of extraradical hyphae that extend past the rhizosphere soil zone, and intraradical hyphae that inhabit the host plant's roots.[9]