MYCO = FUNGUS RHI ZA = ROOT = FUNGUS - ROOT A CATEGORIES OF - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• MYCORRHIZA (plural MYCORRHIZAE) • MYCO = FUNGUS • RHI ZA = ROOT • = ‘FUNGUS - ROOT’

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CATEGORIES OF MYCOPHAGY • OBLIGATE: Require truffles as the primary food throughout the year; limited to habitats with year-round truffle production. • PREFERENTIAL; Prefer and seek truffles in season over all other foods. • OPPORTUNISTIC: Eat truffles when detected, other foods otherwise • ACCIDENTAL: Ingest truffles accidently when consuming other foods

OBLIGATE MYCOPHAGISTS

PREFERENTIAL MYCOPHAGISTS

OPPORTUNISTIC MYCOPHAGISTS