Current state and perspectives of fungal DNA barcoding and rapid identification procedures

D Begerow, H Nilsson, M Unterseher… - Applied microbiology and …, 2010 - Springer
Fungal research is experiencing a new wave of methodological improvements that most
probably will boost mycology as profoundly as molecular phylogeny has done during the …

Pestalotiopsis—morphology, phylogeny, biochemistry and diversity

SSN Maharachchikumbura, LD Guo, E Chukeatirote… - Fungal diversity, 2011 - Springer
The genus Pestalotiopsis has received considerable attention in recent years, not only
because of its role as a plant pathogen but also as a commonly isolated endophyte which …

Unambiguous identification of fungi: where do we stand and how accurate and precise is fungal DNA barcoding?

R Lücking, MC Aime, B Robbertse, AN Miller… - IMA fungus, 2020 - Springer
True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

The numbers of fungi: is the descriptive curve flattening?

KD Hyde, R Jeewon, YJ Chen, CS Bhunjun… - Fungal Diversity, 2020 - Springer
The recent realistic estimate of fungal numbers which used various algorithms was between
2.2 and 3.8 million. There are nearly 100,000 accepted species of Fungi and fungus-like …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal diversity notes 1151–1276: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa

KD Hyde, Y Dong, R Phookamsak, R Jeewon, DJ Bhat… - Fungal diversity, 2020 - Springer
Fungal diversity notes is one of the important journal series of fungal taxonomy that provide
detailed descriptions and illustrations of new fungal taxa, as well as providing new …

The Faces of Fungi database: fungal names linked with morphology, phylogeny and human impacts

SC Jayasiri, KD Hyde, HA Ariyawansa, J Bhat, B Buyck… - Fungal diversity, 2015 - Springer
Taxonomic names are key links between various databases that store information on
different organisms. Several global fungal nomenclural and taxonomic databases (notably …

Fungal diversity notes 840–928: micro-fungi associated with Pandanaceae

S Tibpromma, KD Hyde, EHC McKenzie, DJ Bhat… - Fungal diversity, 2018 - Springer
This paper provides illustrated descriptions of micro-fungi newly found on Pandanaceae in
China and Thailand. The fungi are accommodated in 31 families. New taxa described …

Towards a natural classification and backbone tree for Sordariomycetes

SSN Maharachchikumbura, KD Hyde, EBG Jones… - Fungal diversity, 2015 - Springer
Sordariomycetes is one of the largest classes of Ascomycota and is characterised by
perithecial ascomata and inoperculate unitunicate asci. The class includes many important …

The genus Phomopsis: biology, applications, species concepts and names of common phytopathogens

D Udayanga, X Liu, EHC McKenzie, E Chukeatirote… - Fungal diversity, 2011 - Springer
Abstract The genus Phomopsis (teleomorph Diaporthe) comprises phytopathologically
important microfungi with diverse host associations and a worldwide distribution. Species …

Sex is a ubiquitous, ancient, and inherent attribute of eukaryotic life

D Speijer, J Lukeš, M Eliáš - Proceedings of the National …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Sexual reproduction and clonality in eukaryotes are mostly seen as exclusive, the latter
being rather exceptional. This view might be biased by focusing almost exclusively on …