AgroEco

Claim · #6494524

Erythromyces crocicreas · mutualism · Galeola altissima

mutualism · effect: beneficial

mutualistOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“achlorophyllous liane in which the mycorrhizal associate is another wood-destroying fungus, Erythromyces crocicreas”
Authors
Smith S.E., Read D.J.
Year
2008
Publication
Academic Press / Elsevier

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Mycoheterotrophy of achlorophyllous orchids on wood-decay basidiomycetes is well-documented; Galeola spp. associating with saprotrophic fungi matches established tritrophic orchid mycorrhiza literature.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Mycoheterotrophic orchids parasitizing wood-decay fungi (Erythromyces crocicreas) is well-documented; source quote directly supports the fungal-orchid mycorrhizal association claim.”

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