https://emsenn.net/tags/scientific-reference/ Recent content in Scientific-Reference on emsenn.net Hugo en Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/biology/domains/mycology/terms/mycorrhizal-and-mycelial-networks-reference/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/biology/domains/mycology/terms/mycorrhizal-and-mycelial-networks-reference/ <p>This file supplements the existing conceptual entries (<a href="./mycelial-networks.md" class="link-internal">mycelial networks</a>, <a href="./mycorrhiza.md" class="link-internal">mycorrhiza</a>, <a href="./anastomosis.md" class="link-internal">anastomosis</a>, <a href="./arbuscule.md" class="link-internal">arbuscule</a>, <a href="./hartig-net.md" class="link-internal">Hartig net</a>) with specific empirical data, quantitative details, researcher attributions, and citations. Where the conceptual files describe <em>what</em> these structures are relationally, this file records <em>what the science actually says</em> &ndash; numbers, methods, controversies, and the state of evidence as of early 2026.</p> <hr> <h2 id="1-types-of-mycorrhizae"><a href="#1-types-of-mycorrhizae" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>1. Types of Mycorrhizae </h2> <h3 id="11-arbuscular-mycorrhizal-am-fungi"><a href="#11-arbuscular-mycorrhizal-am-fungi" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>1.1 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi </h3> <p><strong>Taxonomy.</strong> AM fungi belong to the phylum Glomeromycota (reclassified from Zygomycota by Schuessler, Schwarzott &amp; Walker, 2001). Approximately 300-350 described species across ~30 genera, though molecular surveys suggest the true diversity is substantially higher.</p>