Diversispora bareae (Palenz., N. Ferrol & Oehl) Tedersoo & Magurno comb. nov.

Otospora bareae Palenz., N. Ferrol & Oehl, in Palenzuela, Ferrol, Boller, Azcón-Aguilar & Oehl, Mycologia 100 (2): 298 (2008). Basionym.

Description.

As presented originally in Palenzuela et al. (2008).

Diagnosis.

Diversispora bareae differs from other species of the Diversispora by producing acaulosporoid (otosporoid) spores compared with diversisporoid and entrophosporoid (tricisporoid) spores in other described species. Glomerospores with inner flexible hyaline layer and pigmented sporiferous saccule. Phylogenetically belongs to Diversispora based on the SSU- ITS - LSU phylogram (Fig. 1, Suppl. material 1).

Notes.

The new combination invites an amendment of the genus Diversispora to accommodate species with otosporoid spores.