Kg. Neeraj,"mukerji et al., A NEW SPECIES OF GIGASPORA FROM DESERT SOILS OF RAJASTHAN, INDIA, World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 9(3), 1993, pp. 291-294
A new species of the endogonaceous fungus Gigaspora, isolated from the
Indian semi-arid region, is described. The fungus, named G. tubercula
ta, produces rusty-brown azygospores with septate subtending hypha. Th
e azygospores bear warts all over the outer wall. The shape, size and
general appearance of these spores resemble those of Scutellospora per
sica.