Claim · #6494527
Thelephoraceae (family) · mutualism · Cephalanthera austinae
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“fungi in the Thelephoraceae”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cephalanthera austinae is a well-documented achlorophyllous mycoheterotrophic orchid relying on Thelephoraceae ECM fungi via pelotons; clamp connections are characteristic of this family.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Achlorophyllous Cephalanthera austinae is well-documented as mycoheterotrophic on Thelephoraceae ECM fungi; clamp-bearing pelotons are consistent with basidiomycete partnerships in this genus.”
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