Abstract
[Abstract]: The fungal endophytes of Australian myco-heterotrophic orchids are largely unknown. In this investigation we identified the fungal endophytes of three species of Australian myco-heterotrophic orchid: the terrestrial species Dipodium variegatum and Dipodium hamiltonianum and the vine-like Erythrorchis cassythoides. Similar to studies of myco-heterotrophic orchids in Nth America and Europe the fungal endophytes of Dipodium spp. are members of the Russulaceae. E. cassythoides contained both ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi suggesting that it can derive its carbon via fungi from both dead and living plant material.
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Claim · model-written summary
The fungal endophytes of Dipodium species were members of Russulaceae.
- Interactor
- RussulaceaeRussulaceaee0symbiont
- Outcome
- fungal endophytes of Dipodium spp. are members of the Russulaceaee0
DipodiumOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the fungal endophytes of Dipodium spp. are members of the Russulaceae.”
Claim · model-written summary
Erythrorchis cassythoides contained ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi.
- Taxon
- E. cassythoides
Erythrorchis cassythoidese0 - Interactor
- ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungie0symbiont
- Outcome
- contained both ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungie0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“E. cassythoides contained both ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors infer that E. cassythoides can obtain carbon through fungi from dead and living plant material.
- Taxon
- E. cassythoidesErythrorchis cassythoidese0
- Outcome
- derive its carbon via fungi from both dead and living plant materiale0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“E. cassythoides contained both ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi suggesting that it can derive its carbon via fungi from both dead and living plant material.”