Mycotroph
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A mycotroph is a plant that gets all or part of its carbon, water, and/or nutrient supply through symbiotic association with fungi. The term can refer to plants that engage in either of two distinct symbioses with fungi:
- Many mycotrophs have a mutualistic association with fungi in any of several forms of mycorrhiza. The majority of plant species are mycotrophic in this sense.
- Some mycotrophs are parasitic upon fungi in an association known as myco-heterotrophy.
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