Glomeromycota Species List
Valid (and some invalid) species names of AM fungi, with EP numbers for species characterized by DNA barcoding.
Dear scientists, because this site has been kept on a free, private base during the last years, and because of recent very large changes in the systematics and taxonomy of AM fungi (some are hard to understand), we cannot keep this page up to date any more and will shut it down soon (until end of 2024).
Note that the following data may be outdated from the formal point of view.
What are EP numbers?
In the species list we refer to ‘EP numbers’. These are identifiers we use for ‘species characterized by DNA barcoding’, focusing on the LSU D2 region as a barcode. Together with species-resolving analyses, the use of these numbers allows cross-study comparability, even if species change their name or become synonymized.
We also use EP numbers to indicate species known from environmental studies only, based on the SSU-ITS-LSU DNA fragment that we established as a barcoding marker for AMF more than a decade ago.
Please note
Poor barcode definition
Many AMF, also recently described ones, are poorly defined by DNA barcoding.
Variability not characterized
In the majority of recent descriptions, the intraspecific variability of the species is not characterized at all, so identification by DNA sequence and interpretation of close relatives is difficult.
Biased data
Some publications clearly use biased, subjectively selected sequencing data. These are very problematic issues, hard to solve because corrections are very time consuming.
Species mentioned on this site
| Species | Family / group | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Rhizophagus irregularis | Glomerales | Formerly Glomus intraradices; model strain DAOM197198 |
| Rhizophagus intraradices | Glomerales | Species anchored by Walker et al. (2021) |
| Diversispora epigaea | Diversisporaceae | Formerly Glomus versiforme BEG47 |
| Glomus macrocarpum | Glomeraceae | Generic type species of Glomus, cultured and characterized to anchor the genus |
| Pacispora scintillans | Pacisporaceae | Formerly Glomus scintillans |
| Pacispora dominikii | Pacisporaceae | Formerly Glomus dominikii |
| Pacispora chimonobambusae | Pacisporaceae | Formerly Glomus chimonobambusae |
Descriptions and emendations
The full list contains all valid (and some invalid) species names, with PDF files of formal descriptions and emendations, providing copyright clearance. The list is kept as a Google Sheet.
Open species list (Google Sheet)