Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota

MQ He, RL Zhao, KD Hyde, D Begerow, M Kemler… - Fungal diversity, 2019 - Springer
The Basidiomycota constitutes a major phylum of the kingdom Fungi and is second in
species numbers to the Ascomycota. The present work provides an overview of all validly …

Fungal diversity notes 1036–1150: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa

KD Hyde, DS Tennakoon, R Jeewon, DJ Bhat… - Fungal diversity, 2019 - Springer
This article is the tenth series of the Fungal Diversity Notes, where 114 taxa distributed in
three phyla, ten classes, 30 orders and 53 families are described and illustrated. Taxa …

Megaphylogeny resolves global patterns of mushroom evolution

T Varga, K Krizsán, C Földi, B Dima… - Nature ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Mushroom-forming fungi (Agaricomycetes) have the greatest morphological diversity and
complexity of any group of fungi. They have radiated into most niches and fulfil diverse roles …

14 Agaricomycetes

DS Hibbett, R Bauer, M Binder, AJ Giachini… - … and evolution: part A, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Agaricomycetes includes ca. 21,000 described species of mushroom-forming fungi
that function as decayers, pathogens, and mutualists in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats …

Walking the thin line… ten years later: the dilemma of above- versus below-ground features to support phylogenies in the Russulaceae (Basidiomycota)

B Buyck, S Zoller, V Hofstetter - Fungal Diversity, 2018 - Springer
For the very first time, morpho-anatomical features of both fruiting bodies as well as below-
ground structures have been confronted with a newly produced multigene phylogeny of root …

Proposal for a subdivision of the family Psathyrellaceae based on a taxon-rich phylogenetic analysis with iterative multigene guide tree

D Wächter, A Melzer - Mycological Progress, 2020 - Springer
The family Psathyrellaceae was analysed using phylogenetic and morphological characters.
A total of 18,133 sequences (ITS, 5.8 S, LSU, ef-1α, β-tubulin), with 45 newly generated …

Towards a phylogenetic classification of Leptothecata (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)

MM Maronna, TP Miranda, ÁL Peña Cantero… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Leptothecata are hydrozoans whose hydranths are covered by perisarc and gonophores
and whose medusae bear gonads on their radial canals. They develop complex polypoid …

Phylogeny and taxonomy of flatheads, scorpionfishes, sea robins, and stonefishes (Percomorpha: Scorpaeniformes) and the evolution of the lachrymal saber

WL Smith, E Everman, C Richardson - Copeia, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
We report on the discovery of a remarkable defensive specialization in stonefishes that was
identified during a phylogenetic study of scorpionfishes and their relatives. This newly …

Overview of phylogenetic approaches to mycorrhizal biogeography, diversity and evolution

S Sánchez-Ramírez, AW Wilson, M Ryberg - Biogeography of Mycorrhizal …, 2017 - Springer
Historical biogeography helps us keep track of organisms over time and space. However,
microbial ecology and evolutionary studies are fraught with challenges due to their unknown …

Six key traits of fungi: their evolutionary origins and genetic bases

LG Nagy, R Tóth, E Kiss, J Slot, A Gácser… - Microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The fungal lineage is one of the three large eukaryotic lineages that dominate terrestrial
ecosystems. They share a common ancestor with animals in the eukaryotic supergroup …