Claim · #6492656
Sebacina spp. · mutualism · Orchidaceae (family)
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Sebacina, members of which have been shown to form ectomycorrhizas, mycorrhizas with green orchids”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press (Elsevier)
- Page
- 6
AI critic verdicts
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Sebacina (Sebacinales) as orchid mycorrhizal symbionts, including mycoheterotrophic orchids, is well-documented in mycorrhizal literature; source quote supports the interaction direction.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Sebacina (Sebacinales) as orchid mycorrhizal symbionts, including for mycoheterotrophic orchids, is well-established; source quote supports the mutualism classification.”
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