The collection of papers in this issue of Mycologia documents considerable improvements in
taxon sampling and phylogenetic resolution regarding the Fungal Tree of Life. The new data …

Integration of fungal evolution with the dates of plate tectonic movements, paleoecology, and
the evolution of plants and animals requires a molecular clock. Imperfect though they may …

The phylum Ascomycota is by far the largest group in the fungal kingdom. Ecologically
important mutualistic associations such as mycorrhizae and lichens have evolved in this …

The current classification system for the recognition of taxonomic ranks among fungi,
especially at high-ranking level, is subjective. With the development of molecular …

Truffles have evolved from epigeous (aboveground) ancestors in nearly every major lineage
of fleshy fungi. Because accelerated rates of morphological evolution accompany the …

As decomposers, fungi are key players in recycling plant material in global carbon cycles.
We hypothesized that genomes of early diverging fungi may have inherited pectinases from …

A new method, PATHd8, for estimating ultrametric trees from trees with edge (branch)
lengths proportional to the number of substitutions is proposed. The method allows for an …

This synthesis has three main parts. The first discusses the overall tree of life and nature of
the last common ancestor (cenancestor). I emphasize key steps in cellular evolution …

Stagonospora nodorum is a major necrotrophic fungal pathogen of wheat (Triticum
aestivum) and a member of the Dothideomycetes, a large fungal taxon that includes many …

Fungi have recently been found to comprise a significant part of the deep biosphere in
oceanic sediments and crustal rocks. Fossils occupying fractures and pores in Phanerozoic …