- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Gigaspora margarita W.N. Becker & I.R. Hall
- Scientific name
- Gigaspora margarita
- Author
- W.N. Becker & I.R. Hall
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Unknown- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Glomeromycota
- Class
- Glomeromycetes
- Order
- Diversisporales
- Family
- Gigasporaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Joana Veras
- Comments etc.
- Joana Veras
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
The immature spores are salmon-colored with a slight shade of pink. They are large and have a “germinative” layer with numerous “warts” or “papillae” that form on the inner surface and are especially concentrated in the regions where the germ tubes are formed.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Due to the several records worldwide, we suggest this species to be categorized as Least Concern (LC).
Geographic range
This species has a high number of records (161). In Brazil, it is registered in Minas Gerais, Alagoas, São Paulo, Bahia, Pernambuco and other states.
Population and Trends
There are about 161 records of this species in GBIF.
Population Trend: Improving
Habitat and Ecology
In Brazil, this species is registered in different biomes, such as Amazon rainforest, Cerrado, Atlantic rainforest, Pampa, Caatinga and Pantanal
Threats
As mandatory symbionts, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi pass a part of the life cycle associated with a host (plant). Thus, the main threats related to these fungi are the loss of vegetation and soil disturbances
Conservation Actions
Essa espécie é mantida em culturas na coleção Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, localizado em Petrolina.
Research needed
In a future scenario, it is important to develop an information system that can predict the degree to which plants depend on mycorrhizal fungi and the effects of this association for both symbionts. In this perspective, understanding more about the evolutionary history and ecological aspects of these fungi, can help to understand the variation in functional attributes between species and even predict the result of interactions between the fungus and the host.
Use and Trade
Bibliography
WINAGRASKI, Etienne et al. DIVERSITY OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS OF BRAZIL: A REVIEW. Cerne, v. 25, n. 1, p. 25-35, 2019.
JOBIM¹, KHADIJA; OLIVEIRA, BRUNA IOHANNA SANTOS; GOTO, BRUNO TOMIO. Checklist of the Glomeromycota in the Brazilian Savanna. 2016.
LINS, Gêlva Maria de Lima; TRINDADE, Aldo Vilar; ROCHA, Hermínio Souza. Utilização de Gigaspora margarita em plantas micropropagadas de bananeira em diferentes estádios de enraizamento. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, v. 25, n. 1, p. 143-147, 2003.
MAIA, Leonor Costa et al. Species diversity of Glomeromycota in Brazilian biomes. Sydowia, v. 72, p. 181-205, 2020.
Known distribution - countries
Regional Population and Trends
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