NAMES AND AUTHORITIES OF FUNGI IN THE PHYLUM GLOMEROMYCOTA

The list presented below includes names of all the species in the phylum Glomeromycota described to date. Except for Glomus przelewicensis and Acaulospora paulinae, the nomenclature used is that proposed by Walker and Trappe (1993). The formally synonymized taxa are mentioned in parenthesis. The authors of the fungal names are as those presented at the URL website Authors of Fungal Names.

GLOMEROMYCOTA
C. Walker & Schuessler

Glomeromycetes
Cavalier-Smith

Archaeosporales
C. Walker & Schuessler

Ambisporaceae
C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler
(=Appendicisporaceae Spain, Oehl & Sieverd.)

Ambispora C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler (=Appendicispora Spain, Oehl & Sieverd.)

Ambispora appendicula (Spain, Sieverd. & N.C. Schenck) C. Walker [=Acaulospora appendicula Spain, Sieverd. & N.C. Schenck=Appendicispora appendicula (Spain, Sieverd. & N.C. Schenck) Spain, Oehl & Sieverd.=Ambispora leptoticha (N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler]
Ambispora callosa (Sieverd.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler [=Glomus callosum Sieverd.=Appendicispora callosa (Sieverd.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler]
Ambispora fecundispora (N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker [=Glomus fecundisporum N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.=Appendicispora fecundispora (N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler=Ambispora leptoticha (N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler]
Ambispora fennica C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler [=Appendicispora fennica (C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler]
Ambispora gerdemannii (S.L. Rose, B.A. Daniels & Trappe) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler [=Glomus gerdemannii S.L. Rose, B.A. Daniels & Trappe=Archaeospora gerdemannii (S.L. Rose, B.A. Daniels & Trappe) J.B. Morton & D. Redecker=Appendicispora gerdemannii (S.L. Rose, B.A. Daniels & Trappe) Spain, Oehl & Sieverd.]
Ambispora jimgerdemannii (Spain, Oehl & Sieverd.) C. Walker (=Acaulospora gerdemannii N.C. Schenck & T.H. Nicolson=Appendicispora jimgerdemannii Spain, Oehl & Sieverd.)
Ambispora leptoticha (N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler [=Glomus leptotichum N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.=Appendicispora leptoticha (N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler]

Archaeosporaceae
J.B. Morton & D. Redecker emend. Oehl & Sieverd.

Archaeospora J.B. Morton & D. Redecker

Archaeospora trappei (R.N. Ames & Linderman) J.B. Morton & D. Redecker emend. Spain (=Acaulospora trappei R.N. Ames & Linderman)

Intraspora Oehl & Sieverd.

Intraspora schenckii (Sieverd. & S. Toro) Oehl & Sieverd. (=Entrophospora schenckii Sieverd. & S. Toro)

Geosiphonaceae
Engler. & E. Gilg emend. Schuessler

Geosiphon (Kütz.) F. Wettst.

Geosiphon pyriformis (Kütz.) F. Wettst. emend. Schuessler

Acaulospora alpina Oehl, Sykorova & Sieverd.
Acaulospora bireticulata F.M. Rothwell & Trappe
Acaulospora capsicula Błaszk.
Acaulospora cavernata Błaszk.
Acaulospora colossica P.A. Schultz, Bever & J.B. Morton
Acaulospora delicata C. Walker, C.M. Pfeiff. & Bloss
Acaulospora denticulata Sieverd. & S. Toro
Acaulospora dilatata J.B. Morton
Acaulospora elegans Trappe & Gerd.
Acaulospora entreriana M.S. Velázquez & Cabello
Acaulospora excavata Ingleby & C. Walker
Acaulospora foveata Trappe & Janos
Acaulospora gedanensis Błaszk.
Acaulospora koskei Błaszk.
Acaulospora lacunosa J.B. Morton
Acaulospora laevis Gerd. & Trappe
Acaulospora longula Spain & N.C. Schenck
Acaulospora mellea Spain & N.C. Schenck
Acaulospora morrowiae Spain & N.C. Schenck
Acaulospora myriocarpa Spain, Sieverd. & N.C. Schenck
Acaulospora nicolsonii C. Walker, L.E. Reed & F.E. Sanders
Acaulospora paulinae Błaszk.
Acaulospora polonica Błaszk.
Acaulospora rehmii Sieverd. & S. Toro
Acaulospora rugosa J.B. Morton
Acaulospora scrobiculata Trappe
Acaulospora spinosa C. Walker & Trappe
Acaulospora splendida Sieverd., Chaverri & I. Rojas
Acaulospora sporocarpia S.M. Berch
Acaulospora taiwania H.T. Hu
Acaulospora thomii Błaszk.
Acaulospora tuberculata Janos & Trappe
Acaulospora undulata Sieverd.
Acaulospora walkeri Kramad. & Hedger.

Kuklospora Oehl & Sieverd.

Kuklospora colombiana (Spain & N.C. Schenck) Oehl & Sieverd. (=Entrophospora colombiana Spain & N.C. Schenck)
Kuklospora kentinensis (C.G. Wu & Y.S. Liu) Oehl & Sieverd. (=Entrophospora kentinensis C.G. Wu & Y.S. Liu)

Diversisporaceae
C. Walker & Schuessler

Diversispora C. Walker & Schuessler

Diversispora spurca (C.M. Pfeiff., C. Walker & Bloss) C. Walker & Schuessler (=Glomus spurcum C.M. Pfeiff., C. Walker & Bloss emend. L.J. Kenn., J.C. Stutz & J.B. Morton)

Otospora Oehl, J. Palenzuela & N. Ferrol

Otospora bareai J. Palenzuela, N. Ferrol & Oehl

Entrophosporaceae
Oehl & Sieverd.

Entrophospora R.N. Ames & R.W. Schneid. emend. Oehl & Sieverd.

Entrophospora baltica Błaszk., Madej & Tadych
Entrophospora infrequens (I.R. Hall) R.N. Ames & R.W. Schneid. emend. Oehl & Sieverd.

Gigasporaceae
J.B. Morton & Benny

Gigaspora Gerd. & Trappe emend. C. Walker & F.E. Sanders

Gigaspora albida N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.
Gigaspora alboaurantiaca W.N. Chou
Gigaspora candida Bhattacharjee, Mukerji, J.P. Tewarii & Skoropad (=Gigaspora rosea Nicol. & N.C. Schenck)
Gigaspora decipiens I.R. Hall & L.K. Abbott
Gigaspora gigantea (Nicol. & Gerd.) Gerd. & Trappe
Gigaspora lazzarii Montecchi, Ruini & G. Gross
Gigaspora margarita W.N. Becker & I.R. Hall
Gigaspora ramisporophora Spain, Sieverd. & N.C. Schenck (=Gigaspora margarita W.N. Becker & I.R. Hall)
Gigaspora rosea Nicol. & N.C. Schenck

Scutellospora C. Walker & F.E. Sanders

Scutellospora alborosea (Ferrer & R.A. Herrera) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora arenicola Koske & Halvorson
Scutellospora armeniaca Błaszk.
Scutellospora aurigloba (I.R. Hall) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora biornata Spain, Sieverd. & S. Toro
Scutellospora calospora (Nicol. & Gerd.) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora castanea C. Walker
Scutellospora cerradensis Spain & J. Miranda
Scutellospora coralloidea (Trappe, Gerd. & H.H. Ho) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora crenulata R.A. Herrera, Cuenca & C. Walker
Scutellospora dipapillosa (C. Walker & Koske) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora dipurpurescens J.B. Morton & Koske
Scutellospora erythropa (Koske & C. Walker) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora fulgida Koske & C. Walker
Scutellospora gilmorei (Trappe & Gerd.) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora gregaria (N.C. Schenck & Nicol.) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora hawaiiensis Koske & Gemma
Scutellospora heterogama (Nicol. & Gerd.) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora minuta (Ferrer & R.A. Herrera) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora nigra (F.M. Redhead) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora nodosa Błaszk.
Scutellospora pellucida (Nicol. & N.C. Schenck) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora persica (Koske & C. Walker) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders (=Gigaspora tuberculata Neeraj, Mukerji, B.C. Sharma & A.K. Varma)
Scutellospora projecturata Kramad. & C. Walker
Scutellospora reticulata (Koske, D.D. Mill. & C. Walker) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora rubra Stürmer & J.B. Morton
Scutellospora savannicola (Ferrer & R.A. Herrera) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora scutata C. Walker & Dieder.
Scutellospora spinosissima C. Walker & Cuenca
Scutellosspora striata Cuenca & R.A. Herrera
Scutellospora tricalypta (R.A. Herrera & Ferrer) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora trirubiginopa X.L. Pan & G.Y. Zhang
Scutellospora verrucosa (Koske & C. Walker) C. Walker & F.E. Sanders
Scutellospora weresubiae Koske & C. Walker

Pacisporaceae
C. Walker, Błaszk., Schuessler & Schwarzott

Pacispora Oehl & Sieverd.

Pacispora boliviana Sieverd. & Oehl

Pacispora chimonobambusae (C.G. Wu & Y.S. Liu) Sieverd. & Oehl ex C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler [=Glomus chimonobambusae C.G. Wu & Y.S. Liu=Pacispora chimonobambusae (C.G. Wu & Y.S. Liu) Sieverd. & Oehl=Gerdemannia chimonobambusae (C.G. Wu & Y.S. Liu) C. Walker, Błaszk., Schuessler & Schwarzott]

Pacispora coralloidea Sieverd. & Oehl

Pacispora franciscana Sieverd. & Oehl

Pacispora patagonica (Novas & Fracchia) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler (=Glomus patagonicum Novas & Fracchia)

Pacispora robiginia Sieverd. & Oehl

Pacispora scintillans (S.L. Rose & Trappe) Sieverd. & Oehl ex C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler [=Glomus scintillans S.L. Rose & Trappe=Pacispora scintillans (S.L. Rose & Trappe) Sieverd. & Oehl=Gerdemannia scintillans (S.L. Rose & Trappe) C. Walker, Błaszk., Schuessler & Schwarzott=Glomus dominikii Błaszk.=Pacispora dominikii (Błaszk.) Sieverd. & Oehl]

 

Glomerales
J.B. Morton & Benny

Glomeraceae
Piroz. & Dalpé

Glomus Tul. & C. Tul.

Glomus aggregatum N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm. emend. Koske
Glomus albidum C. Walker & L.H. Rhodes
Glomus ambisporum G.S. Sm. & N.C. Schenck
Glomus antarticum M. Cabello
Glomus arborense McGee
Glomus arenarium Błaszk., Tadych & Madej
Glomus atrouva McGee & Pattinson
Glomus aurantium Błaszk., V. Blanke, C. Renker & F. Buscot
Glomus aureum Oehl & Sieverd.
Glomus australe (Berk.) S.M. Berch
Glomus avelingiae R.C. Sinclair
Glomus badium Oehl, Redecker & Sieverd.
Glomus bagyarajii V.S. Mehrotra
Glomus boreale (Thaxt.) Trappe & Gerd.
Glomus botryoides F.M. Rothwell & Victor
Glomus brohultii Sieverd. & R.A. Herrera
Glomus caesaris Sieverd. & Oehl
Glomus caledonium (Nicol. & Gerd.) Trappe & Gerd.
Glomus canadense (Thaxt.) Trappe & Gerd.
Glomus canum McGee
Glomus cerebriforme McGee
Glomus citricola D.Z. Tang & M. Zang
Glomus claroideum N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm. (=Glomus fistulosum Skou & I. Jakobsen=Glomus maculosum D.D. Mill. & C. Walker=Glomus multisubtensum Mukerji, Bhattacharjee & J.P. Tewari)
Glomus clarum Nicol. & N.C. Schenck
Glomus clavisporum (Trappe) R.T. Almeida & N.C. Schenck
Glomus constrictum Trappe
Glomus convolutum Gerd. & Trappe
Glomus coremioides (Berk. & Broome) D. Redecker & J.B. Morton (=Sclerocystis coremioides Berk. & Broome)
Glomus coronatum Giovann.
Glomus corymbiforme Błaszk.
Glomus cuneatum McGee & Cooper
Glomus delhiense Mukerji, Bhattacharjee & J.P. Tewari
Glomus deserticola Trappe, Bloss & J.A. Menge
Glomus diaphanum J.B. Morton & C. Walker
Glomus dimorphicum Boyetchko & J.P. Tewari
Glomus dolichosporum M.Q. Zhang & You S. Wang
Glomus drummondii Błaszk. & C. Renker
Glomus eburneum L.J. Kenn., J.C. Stutz & J.B. Morton
Glomus epigaeum B.A. Daniels & Trappe [=Glomus versiforme (P. Karsten) S.M. Berch]
Glomus etunicatum W.N. Becker & Gerd.
Glomus fasciculatum (Thaxt.) Gerd. & Trappe emend. C. Walker & Koske
Glomus fecundisporum N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm. [=Appendicispora fecundispora (N. C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler=Appendicispora fecundispora (N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler=Ambispora leptoticha (N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler]
Glomus flavisporum (M. Lange & A. Lund) Trappe & Gerd.
Glomus formosanum C.G. Wu & Z.C. Chen
Glomus fragile (Berk. & Broome) Trappe & Gerd.
Glomus fragilistratum Skou & I. Jakobsen
Glomus fuegianum (Speg.) Trappe & Gerd.
Glomus fulvum (Berk. & Broome) Trappe & Gerd.
Glomus geosporum (Nicol. & Gerd.) C. Walker
Glomus gibbosum Błaszk.
Glomus globiferum Koske & C. Walker
Glomus glomerulatum Sieverd.
Glomus halonatum S.L. Rose & Trappe
Glomus heterosporum G.S. Sm. & N.C. Schenck
Glomus hoi S.M. Berch & Trappe
Glomus hyderabadensis Swarupa, Kunwar, Prasad & Manohar
Glomus insculptum Błaszk.
Glomus intraradices N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.
Glomus invermaium I.R. Hall
Glomus kerguelense Dalpé & Strullu
Glomus lacteum S.L. Rose & Trappe
Glomus lamellosum Dalpé, Koske & Tews
Glomus leptotichum N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm. [=Ambispora leptoticha (N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker=Appendicispora leptoticha (N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.) C. Walker, Vestberg & Schuessler]
Glomus liquidambaris (C.G. Wu & Z.C. Chen) R.T. Almeida & N.C. Schenck
Glomus luteum L.J. Kenn., J.C. Stutz & J.B. Morton
Glomus macrocarpum Tul. & C. Tul.
Glomus magnicaule I.R. Hall
Glomus manihotis R.H. Howeler, Sieverd. & N.C. Schenck
Glomus megalocarpum D. Redecker
Glomus melanosporum Gerd. & Trappe
Glomus microaggregatum Koske, Gemma & P.D. Olexia
Glomus microcarpum Tul. & C. Tul.
Glomus minutum Błaszk., Tadych & Madej
Glomus monosporum Gerd. & Trappe
Glomus mortonii Bentiv. & Hetrick
Glomus mosseae (Nicol. & Gerd.) Gerd. & Trappe
Glomus multicaule Gerd. & B.K. Bakshi
Glomus multiforum Tadych & Błaszk.
Glomus nanolumen Koske & Gemma
Glomus pallidum I.R. Hall
Glomus pansihalos S.M. Berch & Koske
Glomus pellucidum McGee & Pattinson
Glomus proliferum Dalpe & Declerck
Glomus przelewicensis Błaszk.
Glomus pubescens (Sacc. & Ellis) Trappe & Gerd.
Glomus pulvinatum (Henn.) Trappe & Gerd.
Glomus pustulatum Koske, Friese, C. Walker & Dalpé
Glomus radiatum (Thaxt.) Trappe & Gerd.
Glomus reticulatum Bhattacharjee & Mukerji
Glomus rubiforme (Gerd. & Trappe) R.T. Almeida & N.C. Schenck
Glomus segmentatum Trappe, Spooner & M.H. Ivory
Glomus sinuosum (Gerd. & B.K. Bakshi) R.T. Almeida & N.C. Schenck
Glomus spinosum H.-T. Hu
Glomus spinuliferum Oehl, Wiemk. & Sieverd.
Glomus sterilum V.S. Mehrotra and Baijal
Glomus taiwanense (C.G. Wu & Z.C. Chen) R.T. Almeida & N.C. Schenck
Glomus tenebrosum (Thaxt.) S.M. Berch
Glomus tenerum P.A. Tandy emend. McGee
Glomus tenue (Greenall) I.R. Hall
Glomus tortuosum N.C. Schenck & G.S. Sm.
Glomus trimurales Koske & Halvorson
Glomus tubiformis P.A. Tandy
Glomus verruculosum Błaszk.
Glomus versiforme (P. Karsten) S.M. Berch
Glomus vesiculiferum (Thaxt.) Gerd. & Trappe
Glomus viscosum Nicol.
Glomus walkeri Błaszk. & C. Renker
Glomus warcupii McGee
Glomus xanthium Błaszk., V. Blanke, C. Renker & F. Buscot

Sclerocystis Berk. & Broome emend. R.T. Almeida & N.C. Schenck (=Glomus Tul. & C. Tul.)

Paraglomerales
C. Walker & Schuessler

Paraglomaceae
J.B. Morton & D. Redecker

Paraglomus J.B. Morton & D. Redecker

Paraglomus brasilianum (Spain & J. Miranda) J.B. Morton & D. Redecker
Paraglomus laccatum (Błaszk.) C. Renker, Błaszk. & F. Buscot (=Glomus laccatum Błaszk.)
Paraglomus occultum (C. Walker) J.B. Morton & D. Redecker (=Glomus occultum C. Walker)

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