Pushing the frontiers of biodiversity research: Unveiling the global diversity, distribution, and conservation of fungi

T Niskanen, R Lücking, A Dahlberg… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Fungi comprise approximately 20% of all eukaryotic species and are connected to virtually
all life forms on Earth. Yet, their diversity remains contentious, their distribution elusive, and …

Integrative approaches for species delimitation in Ascomycota

SSN Maharachchikumbura, Y Chen, HA Ariyawansa… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
Biodiversity loss from disturbances caused by human activities means that species are
disappearing at an ever increasing rate. The high number of species that have yet to be …

Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa–2021

NN Wijayawardene, KD Hyde, DQ Dai… - 2022 - rebus.us.edu.pl
This paper provides an updated classification of the Kingdom Fungi (including fossil fungi)
and fungus-like taxa. Five-hundred and twenty-three (535) notes are provided for newly …

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 …

Freshwater fungi from karst landscapes in China and Thailand

J Yang, LL Liu, EBG Jones, KD Hyde, ZY Liu, DF Bao… - Fungal Diversity, 2023 - Springer
Freshwater fungi comprises a highly diverse group of organisms occurring in freshwater
habitats throughout the world. During a survey of freshwater fungi on submerged wood in …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal diversity notes 1512–1610: Taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa

RS Jayawardena, KD Hyde, S Wang, YR Sun… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
This article is the 14th in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein we report 98 taxa
distributed in two phyla, seven classes, 26 orders and 50 families which are described and …

[HTML][HTML] Ten decadal advances in fungal biology leading towards human well-being

A Mapook, KD Hyde, K Hassan, BM Kemkuignou… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Fungi are an understudied resource possessing huge potential for developing products that
can greatly improve human well-being. In the current paper, we highlight some important …

What is a species in fungal plant pathogens?

RS Jayawardena, KD Hyde, ARG de Farias… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
Scientific names are crucial for communicating knowledge concerning fungi and fungus-like
organisms. In plant pathology, they link information regarding biology, host range …

Fungal diversity notes 1611–1716: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on fungal genera and species emphasis in south China

IC Senanayake, W Rossi, M Leonardi, A Weir… - Fungal Diversity, 2023 - Springer
This article is the 15th contribution in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein 115 taxa
from three phyla, nine classes, 28 orders, 48 families, and 64 genera are treated. Fungal …

Forecasting the number of species of asexually reproducing fungi (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota)

NN Wijayawardene, AJL Phillips, DS Pereira, DQ Dai… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Asexually reproducing fungi play a significant role in essential processes in managed and
wild ecosystems such as nutrients cycling and multitrophic interactions. A large number of …