Claim · #6494526
Sebacina spp. · mutualism · Hexalectris spicata
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Hexalectris spicata Adults Field In planta: molecular (ITS RFLP's Taylor et al., 2003 Sebacinaceae - Sebacina spp.”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Hexalectris spicata is a well-documented mycoheterotrophic orchid dependent on Sebacinaceae fungi; ITS RFLP molecular confirmation of Sebacina spp. colonization is consistent with published literature (Taylor et al., 2003).”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Sebacina (Sebacinaceae) mycoheterotrophy in achlorophyllous orchids like Hexalectris spicata is well-documented; ITS RFLP confirmation is standard molecular evidence for this interaction.”
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