Global map of underground fungi networks reveals length of over 100 quadrillion km, study finds. Arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae sustain plant life across nearly all terrestrial ecosystems.
A study has produced the first global map of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, revealing subterranean networks exceeding 100 quadrillion kilometers in length. If stretched end to end, the hyphal systems would span nearly 750 million times the distance from Earth to the sun.
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