Rhizopogon subg. Amylopogon
Subgenus of fungi
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Rhizopogon subg. Amylopogon is a subgenus of Rhizopogon containing seven species.[1]
- Rhizopogon arctostaphyli
- Rhizopogon brunsii
- Rhizopogon ellenae
- Rhizopogon kretzerae
- Rhizopogon pinyonensis
- Rhizopogon salebrosus
- Rhizopogon subpurpurascens
| Rhizopogon subg. Amylopogon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Rhizopogonaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizopogon |
| Subgenus: | Rhizopogon subg. Amylopogon (A.H. Sm.) Grubisha & Trappe |
Subgenus Amylopogon are ectomycorrhizal fungi categorized as monotropoid mycorrhiza.[2] These fungi are characterized by the presence of a mantle, Hartig net, unique fungal peg, and intracellular hyphal complexes.[3] They are also classified by a specific and obligate symbiosis with members of Monotropoideae through a process known as myco-heterotrophy.[1][4][5] Monotropoideae species depend on Amylopogon fungi for carbon which they in turn acquire from members of Pinus in a host specific tripartite Hartig net exchange.