Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Hyeok Park 1, Kang-Hyeon Ka 2, and Ahn-Heum Eom 1,*
1Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju 28173, Korea
2Forest Microbiology Division, National Institute of Forest Science, Suwon 16631, Korea
Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December, 2021, 49(4):425-431.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20210041
Accepted: December 13, 2021; Revised: December 09, 2021; Received: November 11, 2021
Published: December, 2021.
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New species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota), Acaulospora jejuensis, was isolated from rhizosphere soils of Miscanthus sinensis in the grassland in Jeju Island of Korea. The species was identified using the morphological characteristics of the spores and the molecular phylogenetic analysis using partial DNA sequences from small subunit rDNA (SSU), internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and large subunit rDNA (LSU). Phylogenetic analysis placed the fungal species in a distinct clade within genus Acaulospora. Also, the species exhibited the morphological characteristics distinct from the other members of the genus. Therefore, Acaulospora jejuensis was described as a novel species from Korea.
Acaulospora, Diversisporales, Glomeromycota, Jeju Island