Arbuscular mycorrhizal spores found from the soils of the leguminous plants in Korea

Sixty five soil specimens were collected from the nineteen leguminous plant roots throughout 9 sites in four Provinces from Augast 12 to November 21, 1991. VA-mycorrhizal spores isolated from the collected soils were identified and classified into four genera 21 species. However, six spores were newly found and described here: Acaulospora elegans, A. undulata, Glomus laminated spores of. macrocarpus var. macrocarpus, Gl. WUMI%3, Gl. scintillans, Scutellospora verrucosa. Species of three spores that belong to 3 genera; Acaulospora sp., Glomus sp., Scutellospora sp. were unidentified.