Orchids form mycorrhizal symbioses with fungi in natural habitats that affect their seed
germination, protocorm growth, and adult nutrition. An increasing number of studies …

The Basidiomycota constitutes a major phylum of the kingdom Fungi and is second in
species numbers to the Ascomycota. The present work provides an overview of all validly …

Abstract Knowledge of fungal root-associates is essential for effective conservation of
tropical epiphytic orchids. We investigated the diversity of root-associated fungi of …

Abstract Background and Aims An understanding of mycorrhizal variation, orchid seed
germination temperature and the effect of co-occurring plant species could be critical for …

The genus Tulasnella often forms mycorrhizas with orchids and has worldwide distribution.
Species of this genus are associated with a wide range of orchids, including endangered …

Recent studies using sequence data from eight sequence loci and coalescent-based
species delimitation methods have revealed several species-level lineages of Tulasnella …

Interspecific interactions play an important role in community assembly. A basic ecological
question is whether interactions are specialized (one to one) or generalized (many to many) …

Background: The delimitation of species of Tulasnella has been extensively studied, mainly
at the morphological (sexual and asexual states) and molecular levels—showing ambiguity …

Many orchids have an obligate relationship with Tulasnella mycorrhizal fungi for seed
germination and support into adulthood. Despite the importance of Tulasnella as …

Species of Tulasnellaceae share the unique feature of tulasnelloid basidia, characterised by
swollen sterigmata. All species have a resupinate inconspicuous or lacking basidiomata …