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The monophyletic phylum Glomeromycota was erected in 2001. All members of the Glomeromycota form arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) or, in one case, a symbiosis with cyanobacteria. The fungi are dependent on symbiotically derived carbohydrates delivered by their photoautotrophic symbiotic partners and represent a significant carbon sink in terrestrial ecosystems. In turn, AM fungi (AMF) provide large amounts of inorganic nutrients (mainly P) to the plants and thus are crucial for plant nutrition. Because the majority of land plants form AM, these fungi must be considered as integral components of plant life and are of great importance in terrestrial ecosystems. Nevertheless, knowledge about these economically and ecologically important fungi is still rudimentary in many respects, including their systematics and taxonomy. Here, the current state of glomeromycotan systematics is reviewed, which nowadays is largely based on molecular phylogenetic data. The numerous changes and revisions in AM fungal systematics from the last decade are presented in the context of the historical background and of their implications for ecology and evolution.

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Redecker, D., Schüßler, A. (2014). 9 Glomeromycota. In: McLaughlin, D., Spatafora, J. (eds) Systematics and Evolution. The Mycota, vol 7A. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55318-9_9

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