Table 3 Species and unidentified morpho-taxa of glomeromycotan spores extracted from native forests of Terceira (Terra Brava - TB and Serreta - TS) and São Miguel (Lombo -SG and Ribeira Quente - SR). Relative glomeromycotan spore density (RD), frequency of occurrence (FR) and importance value (IV) of glomeromycotan spores identified from 120 soil samples

Acaulospora brasiliensis

KP756414–KP756420

11.84

93.33

52.59

1.94

63.33

32.62

3.15

9.52

6.34

Acaulospora cavernata

KP756472–KP756473

1.60

2.00

1.80

Acaulospora delicata

0.25

3.33

1.68

0.13

3.33

1.67

Acaulospora elegans

0.50

6.67

3.36

Acaulospora cf. koskei

KP756421–KP756426

0.14

6.67

3.42

Acaulospora lacunosa

KP756427–KP756436

6.81

76.67

41.74

2.61

56.67

29.64

Acaulospora laevis

KP756437–KP756447

0.87

6.00

3.44

0.83

1.00

5.41

0.26

2.51

0.13

Acaulospora mellea

KP756464–KP756471

0.87

6.67

3.38

0.18

13.33

6.75

5.31

33.33

19.32

17.85

9.00

53.53

Acaulospora spinosa

0.83

1.00

5.41

Acaulospora sp.1

KP756448–KP756452

3.46

13.33

8.39

0.52

16.67

8.36

Acaulospora sp.2

2.66

3.33

3.00

Acaulospora sp.3

0.90

1.00

5.45

Acaulospora sp.4

0.27

3.33

1.68

Acaulospora sp.5

0.37

3.33

1.69

0.13

3.33

1.67

Ambispora appendicula

0.62

6.67

3.36

0.62

6.67

3.36

Ambispora fennica

0.13

3.33

1.67

0.15

4.76

2.43

0.29

6.67

3.48

Archaeospora trappei

0.41

3.33

1.69

0.74

19.48

9.89

1.48

16.67

8.86

Archaeospora sp.

KP756477–KP756481

0.47

13.33

6.90

0.24

16.67

8.45

Claroideoglomus claroideum

KP756498–KP756499

0.87

6.67

3.38

0.12

6.67

3.40

1.58

23.90

12.69

0.89

23.33

12.11

Diversispora celata

0.12

3.33

1.67

0.16

3.33

1.75

Diversispora sp.1

KP756537–KP756538

4.12

5.00

27.59

0.12

3.33

1.73

14.62

57.14

35.88

6.17

46.67

26.41

Diversispora sp.2

KP756474–KP756476

0.12

3.33

1.67

1.52

38.95

19.57

0.44

13.33

6.89

Gigaspora margarita

KP756500–KP756515

0.24

13.33

6.79

1.38

53.33

27.36

1.68

52.39

27.32

12.83

76.67

44.75

Glomus albidum

0.16

4.76

2.46

0.95

3.33

1.71

Glomus sp.1

KP756533–KP756534

0.25

3.33

1.68

0.12

6.67

3.40

1.52

33.33

21.92

3.24

13.33

8.29

Glomus sp.2

KP756522–KP756532

1.43

16.67

9.58

35.59

63.33

49.42

9.67

71.43

4.55

26.77

8.00

53.39

Glomeraceae sp.1

KP756482–KP756497

3.69

46.67

25.18

45.15

83.33

64.24

44.32

66.67

55.49

22.90

63.33

43.11

Glomoid spore type 1

0.31

23.33

11.82

0.13

16.67

8.38

1.74

4.76

3.25

1.48

3.33

2.20

Glomoid spore type 2

1.14

4.76

2.93

Glomoid spore type 3

0.87

6.67

3.38

Glomoid spore type 4

6.94

5.00

28.47

0.22

2.00

1.18

Glomoid spore type 5

1.57

26.67

14.12

0.13

6.67

3.45

0.37

4.76

2.56

0.32

3.33

1.68

Glomoid spore type 6

45.34

73.33

59.18

9.46

63.33

36.39

0.43

4.76

2.59

2.96

2.00

11.48

Glomoid spore type 7

0.22

1.00

5.11

Glomoid spore type 8

0.01

3.33

1.67

0.47

4.76

2.62

Glomoid spore type 9

1.52

3.33

2.43

Glomoid spore type 10

0.70

3.33

2.16

Pacispora sp.

0.62

3.33

1.70

Paraglomus sp.

1.11

3.33

2.22

Rhizophagus clarus

1.42

66.67

34.45

0.93

3.33

1.71

Rhizophagus sp.1

KP756535–KP756536

0.14

6.67

3.42

Rhizophagus sp.2

2.17

3.33

2.75

Sclerocystis rubiformis

1.58

23.33

12.46

1.15

1.00

5.57

Scutellospora sp.

KP756516–KP756521

0.50

3.33

1.69

0.27

3.33

1.68

0.26

14.29

7.27

0.48

13.33

6.95

Septoglomus constrictum

0.22

13.33

6.78

0.30

1.00

5.15

2.37

33.33

17.85

2.64

2.00

11.32