The fungal kingdom comprises a hyperdiverse clade of heterotrophic eukaryotes
characterized by the presence of a chitinous cell wall, the loss of phagotrophic capabilities …

This revision of the classification of eukaryotes, which updates that of Adl et al.[J. Eukaryot.
Microbiol. 52 (2005) 399], retains an emphasis on the protists and incorporates changes …

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 …

Ninety years after Zahlbruckner, we present the most recent update to the classification of
lichen fungi in the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota to genus level, with species numbers and …

For over 140 years, lichens have been regarded as a symbiosis between a single fungus,
usually an ascomycete, and a photosynthesizing partner. Other fungi have long been known …

In 1996 the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was published and marked the beginning
of a new era in fungal biology (1). Since then, rapid advancements in both sequencing …

The Yeasts: A Taxonomic Study is a three-volume book that covers the taxonomic aspect of
yeasts. The main goal of this book is to provide important information about the identification …

A comprehensive phylogenetic classification of the kingdom Fungi is proposed, with
reference to recent molecular phylogenetic analyses, and with input from diverse members …

Rust fungi are some of the most devastating pathogens of crop plants. They are obligate
biotrophs, which extract nutrients only from living plant tissues and cannot grow apart from …

The rust fungi (Pucciniales) with 7000+ species comprise one of the largest orders of Fungi,
and one for which taxonomy at all ranks remains problematic. Here we provide a taxonomic …