Fungal endophytes of the model liverwort Marchantia polymorpha

Within their tissues, plants host diverse communities of fungi, termed fungal endophytes. These fungi can affect plant growth, competitiveness, and resistance to stressors, thereby influencing plant community structure. Research characterizing fungal endophyte communities has so far mostly focused on seed plants, but information on the endophytes of other plant lineages is needed to understand how plant microbiomes impact whole ecosystems and how major changes through land plant evolution have affected plant-microbe relationships. In this data set, we survey the fungal endophyte community of the model liverwort Marchantia polymorpha L. by Illumina amplicon sequencing . This study helps build a foundation for using M. polymorpha and other Marchantia species as a models for the ecology and dynamics of bryophyte microbiomes.