Rhizopogon amylopogon
# Rhizopogon amylopogon

Rhizopogon amylopogon is a sub-genus of Rhizopogon containing seven species.

* R. brunsii
* R. arctostaphyli
* R. kretzerae
* R. salebrosus
* R. pinyonensis
* R. ellenae
* R. subpurpurascens

Sub-genus Amylopogon are ectomycorrhizal fungi categorized as monotropoid mycorrhiza. These fungi are characterized by the presence of a mantle, Hartig net, unique fungal peg, and intracellular hyphal complexes. They are also classified by a specific and obligate symbiosis with members of Monotropoideae through a process known as myco-heterotrophy. Monotropoideae species depend on Amylopogon fungi for carbon which they in turn acquire from members of Pinus in a host specific tripartite Hartig net exchange.

