Biological knowledge shortfalls impede conservation efforts in poorly studied taxa—A case study of Laboulbeniomycetes

D Haelewaters, TJ Matthews, JP Wayman… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Most empirical research on biological shortfalls has focused on vertebrate taxa. This is
important given many species in poorly studied groups such as invertebrates, plants, and …

Hyperparasitic fungi on black mildews (Meliolales, Ascomycota): hidden fungal diversity in the tropics

MA Bermúdez-Cova, AJ Cruz-Laufer… - Frontiers in fungal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hyperparasitism on plant-parasitic fungi is a widespread but rarely studied phenomenon.
Here, for the first time, we compile in a checklist information provided by peer-reviewed …

The power of citizen science to advance fungal conservation

D Haelewaters, CA Quandt, L Bartrop… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal conservation is gaining momentum globally, but many challenges remain. To
advance further, more data are needed on fungal diversity across space and time …

Five new species of Gloeandromyces (Fungi, Laboulbeniales) from tropical American bat flies (Diptera, Streblidae), revealed by morphology and phylogenetic …

W Van Caenegem, A Blondelle, I Dumolein… - Mycologia, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper describes and illustrates five new species of Gloeandromyces (Ascomycota,
Laboulbeniales) associated with tropical American bat flies (Diptera, Streblidae). These are …

Fungal species associated with grapevine trunk diseases in Washington wine grapes and California table grapes, with novelties in the genera Cadophora, Cytospora …

R Travadon, DP Lawrence, MM Moyer… - Frontiers in Fungal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Grapevine trunk diseases cause serious economic losses to grape growers worldwide. The
identification of the causal fungi is critical to implementing appropriate management …

DNA‐based fungal diversity in Madagascar and arrival of the ectomycorrhizal fungi to the island

M Rivas‐Ferreiro, SM Skarha, F Rakotonasolo… - Biotropica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Madagascar is known for its high diversity and endemism of fauna and flora. Fungi,
however, have been largely overlooked in diversity and evolution studies on the island, and …

Singleton-based species names and fungal rarity: Does the number really matter?

J Cazabonne, AK Walker, J Lesven, D Haelewaters - IMA fungus, 2024 - Springer
Fungi are among the least known organisms on earth, with an estimated number of species
between 1.5 and 10 million. This number is expected to be refined, especially with …

[HTML][HTML] It's what's inside that counts: DNA-barcoding of porcini (Boletus sp., Basidiomycota) commercial products reveals product mislabelling

M Rivas-Ferreiro, A Otero, P Morán - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
In the edible mushroom market, porcini (Boletus edulis Bull., and related species) are a very
economically valuable product, with 20–100 tons of these mushrooms being sold each year …

Global consortium for the classification of fungi and fungus-like taxa

KD Hyde, MA Abdel-Wahab… - …, 2023 - repozytorium.bg.ug.edu.pl
The series Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa (including fossil fungi) commenced with its
first publication in 2020, has garnered over 450 citations to date, and is proving to be a very …

Two new species of Phaeohelotium (Leotiomycetes: Helotiaceae) from Chile and their putative ectomycorrhizal status

AC Grupe, ME Smith, A Weier, R Healy… - Fungal Systematics …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Species of the genus Phaeohelotium (Leotiomycetes: Helotiaceae) are cup fungi that grow
on decaying wood, leaves, litter, and directly on soil. Northern Hemisphere species are …