The numbers of fungi: are the most speciose genera truly diverse?

CS Bhunjun, T Niskanen, N Suwannarach… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Fungi play vital roles in ecosystems as endophytes, pathogens and saprobes. The current
estimate of fungal diversity is highly uncertain, ranging from 1.5 to 12 million, but only …

Fungi and fire in Australian ecosystems: a review of current knowledge, management implications and future directions

SJM McMullan-Fisher, TW May… - Australian Journal of …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
Fungi are essential components of all ecosystems in roles including symbiotic partners,
decomposers and nutrient cyclers and as a source of food for vertebrates and invertebrates …

Improving phylogenetic inference of mushrooms with RPB1 and RPB2 nucleotide sequences (Inocybe; Agaricales)

PB Matheny - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2005 - Elsevier
Approximately 3000 bp across 84 taxa have been analyzed for variable regions of RPB1,
RPB2, and nLSU-rDNA to infer phylogenetic relationships in the large ectomycorrhizal …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi in New Zealand: current perspectives and future directions

DA Orlovich, JG Cairney - New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The occurrence and host plant associations of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi in New Zealand
are reviewed. Seventy‐six genera of fungi thought to be ECM are recorded as associated …

Genera of Inocybaceae: New skin for the old ceremony

PB Matheny, AM Hobbs, F Esteve-Raventós - Mycologia, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A six-gene phylogeny of the Inocybaceae is presented to address classification
of major clades within the family. Seven genera are recognized that establish a global …

Fine scale distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi and roots across substrate layers including coarse woody debris in a mixed forest

L Tedersoo, U Kõljalg, N Hallenberg… - New …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are widespread plant root symbionts in boreal forests, but
information is lacking on the fine scale distribution of roots and fungi in substrate patches of …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi of the Seychelles: diversity patterns and host shifts from the native Vateriopsis seychellarum (Dipterocarpaceae) and Intsia bijuga (Caesalpiniaceae) to the …

L Tedersoo, T Suvi, K Beaver, U Kõljalg - New phytologist, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi form highly diverse communities in temperate forests, but little
is known about their community ecology in tropical ecosystems.• Using anatomotyping and …

Intra-specific and intra-sporocarp ITS variation of ectomycorrhizal fungi as assessed by rDNA sequencing of sporocarps and pooled ectomycorrhizal roots from a …

ME Smith, GW Douhan, DM Rizzo - Mycorrhiza, 2007 - Springer
Abstract The Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) regions of ribosomal DNA are widely used as
markers for phylogenetic analyses and environmental sampling from a variety of organisms …

Invasion biology of Australian ectomycorrhizal fungi introduced with eucalypt plantations into the Iberian Peninsula

J Díez - Biological Invasions, 2005 - Springer
In the last two centuries, several species of Australian eucalypts (eg Eucalyptus
camaldulensis and E.␣ globulus) were introduced into the Iberian Peninsula for the …

Fungi on stems and twigs in initial and advanced stages of dieback of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in Poland

T Kowalski, W Kraj, B Bednarz - European Journal of Forest Research, 2016 - Springer
F. excelsior is affected by dieback in the major part of its natural geographical range in
Europe, which results in economic and ecological losses. The disease is caused by the …