Spores of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inhabiting the insides of mossballs formed by Rigodium implexum
Roberto Godoy, Paula Aguilera, Javier Retamal, Erwin Guzmán Riffo, Lara J. Fox, Ava M. Cooper, Constanza Martínez Manzano, César Marín · 2026
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Roberto Godoy and co-authors report a 2026 first: spores of root fungi found inside moss balls in southern Chile. The moss Rigodium implexum rolls into loose balls, ten to twenty centimeters wide, that mass on the floor of Valdivian rainforests. Inside balls from two forest sites, the team found spores of four fungi that normally partner with plant roots.
The four species were named by their shape under standard keys. How the spores travel with the moss is an open question, and the authors flag shared dispersal as a topic for more work. They also share a method for pulling such spores out of this kind of plant matter, which other field teams can reuse.
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| CREATOR | Roberto Godoy, Paula Aguilera, Javier Retamal, Erwin Guzmán Riffo, Lara J. Fox, Ava M. Cooper, Constanza Martínez Manzano, César Marín |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |