biostudies-literatureCatania MDVPIUNT G744Universidad Nacional del LitoralCONICETAgencia I+D+iAGENCIA I+D+IUniversidad Nacional de Tucumán1048https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11991092biostudies-literatureUnknown14(7)Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are symbiotic fungi that associate with the vast majority of terrestrial plants. Among non-vascular plants, while AMF associations are well-documented in liverworts and hornworts, there is a broad consensus that symbiotic associations do not occur in mosses. Here, we report the presence of AMF in the living material of mosses found in Chaco Serrano (Tucumán, Argentina). We found all characteristic structures of AMF when establishing an intimate connection with two moss species of Pottiaceae (Bryophyta). While <i>Gertrudiella uncinicoma</i> exhibited AMF with both Arum- and Paris-type morphologies, <i>Pleurochaete luteola</i> only displayed an Arum-type morphology. Plant tissue samples were subjected to high-throughput sequencing for AMF identification. WePlants (Basel, Switzerland)Discovery of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae in Mosses of the Pottiaceae Family from the Chaco Serrano (Tucuman, Argentina).PMC11991092G744PICT2020-011050620190100039LIPIP 11220220100177COPICT2018-0650CAID 50620190100039LIPICT2018-0650 and PICT2020-011011220220100177COLiu YCatania MDVCai YRausch AOZeng YSuarez GMAlbornoz PLMoreno JELedesma TMDong SfalseDiscovery of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae in Mosses of the Pottiaceae Family from the Chaco Serrano (Tucuman, Argentina).Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are symbiotic fungi that associate with the vast majority of terrestrial plants. Among non-vascular plants, while AMF associations are well-documented in liverworts and hornworts, there is a broad consensus that symbiotic associations do not occur in mosses. Here, we report the presence of AMF in the living material of mosses found in Chaco Serrano (Tucumán, Argentina). We found all characteristic structures of AMF when establishing an intimate connection with two moss species of Pottiaceae (Bryophyta). While <i>Gertrudiella uncinicoma</i> exhibited AMF with both Arum- and Paris-type morphologies, <i>Pleurochaete luteola</i> only displayed an Arum-type morphology. Plant tissue samples were subjected to high-throughput sequencing for AMF identification. We2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Mar2026-07-02T03:17:01.253Z2026-07-02T03:08:48.634ZS-EPMC119910924021911610.3390/plants14071048