Paris type

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This is a pattern of mycorrhizal infection which is coil-like in morphology.

• These have direct intracellular growth to new cells.

• The mycoheterotrophic plants utilize this to their advantage, as well as in many tree species, such as acer.

[edit] References

• C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell et al., Introductory Mycology, 4^th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5