Endogonaceae
Key to the Genera
A. Sporocarps containing a single zygospore —— Peridiospora
AA. Sporocarps containing several spores —— B
B. Sporocarps usually containing 2-12 zygospores, sometimes more —— Sclerogone
BB. Sporocarps containing many zygospores —— C
C. Suspensors apposed, touching along their entire length —— Endogone
CC. Suspensors apposed, not touching —— Youngiomyces
Synopsis of Genera
[Acaulospora, transferred to the Glomerales (Glomeromycota) by Morton and Benny, 1990].
[Complexipes, it is the anamorph of a discomycete, Tricharina mikolae Yang & Wilcox (Yang and Wilcox, 1984)].
ENDOGONE Link: Fr., 1823 (Syst. Mycol. 2: 295); 12 spp. (Thaxter, 1922— ILLUS.; Gerdemann and Trappe, 1974— illus. and key to spp.; Berch and Fortin, 1983a, 1983b, 1984— illus.; Berch and Castellano, 1986; Gibson et al., 1986a; Yao et al., 1996— KEY to SPP. and illus.; Blaskowski et al., 1998— new sp.)
= Endogone Link, 1809 (Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk 3:33).
[Entrophospora, transferred to the Glomerales (Glomeromycota) by Morton and Benny, 1990].
[Gigaspora, transferred to the Glomerales (Glomeromycota) by Morton and Benny, 1990].
[Glaziella this fungus is an ascomycete related to the Pezizales (Gibson et al. 1986b)].
[Glomus, transferred to the Glomerales (Glomeromycota) by Morton and Benny, 1990].
[Modicella, transferred to the Mortierellaceae by Trappe and Schenck (1982), see Mortierellaceae (Mortierellales)].
PERIDIOSPORA Wu & Lin, 1997 (Mycotaxon 64: 180); 2 species (Wu and Lin, 1997—key to spp.)
SCLEROGONE Warcup, 1990 (Mycological Research 94: 176); 1 species (Warcup, 1990; Yao et al., 1996—ILLUS).
[Sclerocystis, transferred to the Glomerales (Glomeromycota) by Morton and Benny, 1990; later treated as a synonym of Glomus by Redecker et al., 2000]
[Scutellospora, transferred to the Glomerales (Glomeromycota) by Morton and Benny, 1990)].
YOUNGIOMYCES Y.J. Yao, 1995 (in Y.J. Yao, Pegler & T.W.K. Young, Kew Bull. 50: 350); 4 species (Yao et al., 1995, 1996-KEY and ILLUS.)
Updated Jan 31, 2009