Table 3.
Number of operational taxonomic units assigned to each of nine arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal genera using three clustering similarity thresholds.
Clustering threshold | |||
Genus | 90% | 95% | 97% |
Glomus Tul. & C. Tul. s.l. | 277 | 2392 | 6229 |
Diversispora C. Walker & A. Schüßler | 20 | 71 | 66 |
Claroideoglomus C. Walker & A. Schüßler | 13 | 1 | 2 |
Paraglomus J. B. Morton & D. Redecker | 10 | 19 | 15 |
Acaulospora Gerd. & Trappe | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Scutellospora C. Walker & F. E. Sanders | 4 | 14 | 79 |
Ambispora C. Walker, Vestberg & A. Schüßler | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Archaeospora J. B. Morton & D. Redecker | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Gigaspora Gerd. & Trappe | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Genus could not be assigned | 31 | 19 | 16 |