Ectomycorrhiza
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An ectomycorrhiza is a form of symbiotic relationship that occurs between a fungal symbiont, or mycobiont, and the roots of various plant species. The mycobiont is often from the division Basidiomycot
Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, showing root tips with fungal mycelium from the genus Amanita
Basic morphology of a common ectomycorrhizal association
Extraradical mycelia (white) on the roots of Picea glauca (brown)
The hypogeous sporocarp of Tuber melanosporum, the black Périgord truffle
Truffle
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A truffle is the fruiting body of a subterranean ascomycete fungus, one of the species of the genus Tuber. More than one hundred other genera of fungi are classified as truffles including Geopora, Pez
Ectomycorrhiza
…depth more than 2 meters), some occurring at least as deep as 4 m. Well-known EcM fungal fruiting bodies include the economically important and edible truffle (Tuber) and the deadly death caps and destroying angels (Amanita). Mycorrhizal symbioses are ubiquitous in terrestrial ecosystems, and it is possible…
White truffles from San Miniato
Black truffles from San Miniato
Black Périgord truffle, cross-section